Ted Robertson

Edward Albert Robertson (18 March 1929 – 5 January 1991) was an Australian politician. Born in Albany, Western Australia, he was educated at the University of Western Australia before becoming a teacher. Having moved to the Northern Territory, he became Chairman of the Northern Territory Council of Social Services. In 1975, he was elected to the Australian Senate as one of the first two senators from the Northern Territory (the other was Bernie Kilgariff). He represented the Labor Party. He remained in the Senate until his retirement in 1987.

Early life Robertson was born on 18 March 1929 in Albany, Western Australia. He was the only child of Ethel Lucy (née Bamford) and Neil "Jock" Robertson. His mother was born in England and his father in Scotland.

Robertson's parents separated before he was born and he was raised by his mother and maternal grandparents. He attended Albany Primary School and Albany High School, going on to train as a schoolteacher at Claremont Teachers College in Perth. He later completed the degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education as a distance student at the University of Western Australia.