Facts: - party: australian labor party - predecessor: dave pollock - office: member division of macdonnell of the northern territory parliament for the electoral - term end: 1981 - term start: 1977 - birth date: 4 january 1952 - name: neville perkins - birth place: alice springs - alma mater: newington college university of sydney - occupation: public servant Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of neville perkins .
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neville george perkins oam , -lrb- born 4 january 1952 -rrb- , is a former australian politician and public servant .