1 9 6 7 . ▁He ▁sold ▁his ▁business ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁to ▁become ▁an ▁administrator ▁with ▁the ▁Out er ▁Eastern ▁Regional ▁Council ▁for ▁Social ▁Development , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁created ▁by ▁the ▁Whit lam ▁Government . ▁He ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Northern ▁Territ ory ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁becoming ▁business ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁Alice ▁Spr ings ▁Community ▁College ; ▁he ▁later ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁youth ▁ad visor ▁for ▁the ▁N T ▁government . ▁Sp ind ler ' s ▁background ▁as ▁a ▁refuge e ▁from ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁Europe ▁influenced ▁what ▁he ▁described ▁as a ▁personal ▁quest ▁to ▁resolve ▁issues ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁Hol oca ust , ▁reaching ▁a ▁conclusion ▁that ▁a ▁repet ition ▁can ▁be ▁prevent ed ▁only ▁if ▁every ▁human ▁being ▁is ▁respect ed ▁and ▁treated ▁equally , ▁regardless ▁of ▁race , ▁religion , ▁gender ▁and ▁sexual ity . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁Sp ind ler ▁was ▁an ▁organ iser ▁and ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁Australia ▁Party ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁before ▁joining ▁the ▁Australian ▁Democr ats ▁and ▁becoming ▁senior ▁advis er ▁to ▁Don ▁Ch ipp ▁and ▁Jan ine ▁H aines . ▁He ▁was ▁Victor ian ▁state ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Democr ats ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁and ▁a ▁national ▁vice - pres ident ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁sen ator ▁for ▁Victoria ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁serving ▁from