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== Early life and education ==
Chanston James Paech was born in 1987 in [[Alice Springs]], in the [[Northern Territory of Australia]]. His mother is [[Aboriginal Australians|Aboriginal]], of the [[Arrernte people|Arrernte]] and [[Gurindji people|Gurindji]] peoples, and his father of German descent. <ref name=sbsnitv>{{cite news |url=http://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/2016/10/19/full-text-chansey-paechs-maiden-speech-parliament |title=Full Text: Chansey Paech's maiden speech to parliament |last=Winsor |first=Ben |work=[[Special Broadcasting Service]] |date=19 October 2016 |access-date=6 May 2017}}</ref>
He is the great-great grandson of Central Australian pioneer, [[Topsy Smith]], and the great-great nephew of bushman [[Walter Smith (bushman)|Walter Smith]].<ref>{{cite news |date=14 August 2002 |title=Walking Through Time: The Ghans Return . |agency=Alice Springs News |url=http://www.alicespringsnews.com.au/0928.html |accessdate=3 January 2017}}</ref> Paech is the only openly gay male MP in the NT Legislative Assembly, and before entering politics, he was a prominent [[LGBT rights in Australia|LGBT rights activist]].{{Citation needed|date=April 2024}}
Paech was educated in Alice Springs
Paech was elected to the Alice Springs Town Council in 2012.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brash |first1=Stewart |date=31 March 2012 |title=Damien Ryan re-elected as Alice Springs Mayor |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |agency=ABC Alice Springs |url=http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2012/03/31/3468067.htm |accessdate=28 August 2016}}</ref>
Paech has condemned the [[Northern Territory National Emergency Response|Northern Territory Emergency Response]]
== Territory Policies ==
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