▁surname ▁was ▁taken ▁from ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁el ite ▁Melbourne ▁sub urb ). ▁Del ah un ty ▁was ▁the ▁week night ▁present er ▁of ▁ABC ▁News ▁Victoria ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁she ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁Sue ▁Mc Int osh . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁Del ah un ty ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁North c ote ▁in ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁at ▁a ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁by - e lection . ▁Her ▁ma iden ▁speech ▁was ▁about ▁the ▁imp lications ▁of ▁the ▁Fitz ger ald ▁report ▁for ▁Victoria , ▁especially ▁in ▁regard ▁to ▁police ▁cor ruption . ▁ ▁Del ah un ty ▁was ▁Minister ▁for ▁Education ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 9 – 2 0 0 2 , ▁during ▁the ▁term ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Bra cks ▁Government . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁Minister ▁for ▁the ▁Arts ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 9 – 2 0 0 6 , ▁Minister ▁for ▁Women ' s ▁Affairs ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 2 – 0 6 , ▁and ▁Minister ▁for ▁Pl anning ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 2 – 0 5 . ▁As ▁Minister ▁for ▁Pl anning , ▁she ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁media ▁presentation ▁of ▁Melbourne ▁ 2 0 3 0 . ▁ ▁As ▁Minister ▁for ▁Pl anning , ▁Del ah un ty ▁was ▁critic ized ▁for ▁the ▁alter ing ▁of ▁the ▁annual ▁Survey or - General ' s ▁Report ▁ 2 0 0 2 – 0 3 , ▁submitted ▁by ▁the ▁Survey