Andrew Arnold Tink AM (born 13 July 1953) is a former Australian politician, having served as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for the Liberal Party from 1988 to 2007.
[3] After defeating long serving incumbent Liberal Member Jim Clough in party preselection, Tink entered the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.
[5][6][7] The Committee also released a report unanimously recommending numerous reforms to curtail the burgeoning $300 million a year cost of the government subsidised free School Student Transport Scheme.
[18] Shadow Leader of the House for four years, Tink became known for his aggressive yet humorous question time performances and his flair for theatrical debate.
[24] In November 2010, for the work entitled William Charles Wentworth: Australia's Greatest Native Son, Tink won the Nib CAL Waverley Library Award for Literature.
General Sir Cyril Brudenell Bingham White, Lieutenant Colonel Francis Thornthwaite and four other service personnel were also killed.
It was a century marked by the trauma of war and the despair of the Depression, but balanced by extraordinary achievements in sport, science and the arts.
[28] In November 2018, NewSouth Publishing released Tink's fifth book, Honeysuckle Creek: The Story of Tom Reid, a Little Dish and Neil Armstrong's First Step.
[30] Later in 2012, Tink was appointed as trustee of the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales for a period of three years commencing from 20 July 2012.
In February 2013, Tink was recognised for his significant contributions to the cultural and political life of New South Wales with a Doctor of Letters honoris causa from Macquarie University.
[32] On 1 July 2013, Tink was appointed as an adjunct professor at the Macquarie University Law School and Centre for Legal Governance in Sydney until 31 May 2018.
In 2014 Tink was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) 'for significant service to the Parliament of New South Wales, to local history, and to the law'.
Later in the year, Troy Grant released Tink's report and announced the Government accepted his recommendations for a single civilian oversight body.