Biography

Parliamentary service

• Elected to the House of Representatives for Gellibrand, Victoria, 2013. Re-elected 2016, 2019 and 2022.

Ministerial appointments

• Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1.6.2022.

Committee service

• House of Representatives Select: Social Media and Online Safety served from 2.12.2021 to 8.12.2021; Social Media and Online Safety served as Deputy Chair from 9.12.2021 to 15.3.2022
• House of Representatives Standing: Publications served as Deputy Chair from 4.12.2013 to 9.5.2016; Education and Employment served from 4.12.2013 to 14.7.2014; Tax and Revenue served from 4.12.2013 to 9.5.2016; Health served from 14.7.2014 to 15.7.2014; Health served as Deputy Chair from 16.7.2014 to 19.10.2015; Communications and the Arts served as Deputy Chair from 19.10.2015 to 9.5.2016; Communications and the Arts served from 15.9.2016 to 11.4.2019; Social Policy and Legal Affairs served from 10.6.2020 to 31.3.2021
• Joint Standing: Treaties served from 4.12.2013 to 9.5.2016; National Broadband Network served from 23.7.2019 to 11.4.2022
• Joint Statutory: Public Accounts and Audit served from 4.12.2013 to 12.2.2015; Corporations and Financial Services served from 4.12.2013 to 9.5.2016; Public Accounts and Audit served from 22.7.2019 to 11.4.2022

Parliamentary party positions

• Australian Labor Party. Served: 07.09.2013 to present
• Shadow Assistant Minister for Communications from 2.6.2019 to 23.5.2022.
• Shadow Assistant Minister for Cyber Security from 2.6.2019 to 23.5.2022.

Personal

• Born: 8.6.1982, Toowoomba, Australia
• Gender: Male
• Marital Status: Married

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• MPPM (Monash University).
• MSc(Pol&Comm)(Hons) (London School of Economics and Political Science).
• LLB(Hons) (Bond University).
• Solicitor at Mallesons Stephen Jaques from 2003 to 2005.
• Deputy Chief of Staff to Senator the Hon. S Conroy from 2005 to 2007.
• Deputy Chief of Staff to Senator the Hon. S Conroy from 2008 to 2009.
• Senior Adviser to the Hon. J Brumby, 2009.
• Manager at Telstra from 2009 to 2013.

Electorate

• Name: Gellibrand
• Location: The Division of Gellibrand consists of: Hobsons Bay City Council, part of the Maribyrnong City Council, and part of Wyndham City Council.
• Area: 124 Sq km
• Electors enrolled: 111,194 (at 12.6.2019)
• Industries: Manufacturing, transportation and warehousing, construction, food processing, education and training, healthcare, tourism and retail.

Publications

• Two futures: Australia at a critical moment, The Text Publishing Company, Melbourne: 2015.
• The golden country: Australia's changing identity, Text Publishing, Melbourne: 2019.