Biography

Parliamentary service

• Elected to the House of Representatives for Bradfield, New South Wales, 2025.

Committee service

• House of Representatives Standing: Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water served from 29.7.2025 to 25.8.2025; Industry, Innovation and Science served from 29.7.2025 to present; Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water served from 27.8.2025 to present
• Joint Standing: Parliamentary Library served from 27.8.2025 to present

Parliamentary party positions

• Independent. Served: 03.05.2025 to present

Personal

• Born: 10.11.1970, Sydney, Australia
• Gender: Female

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• (BMgmt (Tourism)) (University of Technology, Sydney).
• (BMgmt (Leisure)) (University of Technology, Sydney).
• (CertEnv&Sci) (Oxford Brookes University).
• Program Leader (Energy Efficiency) at the Sustainable Energy Development Authority of NSW from 1996 to 1999.
• Sustainable Cities and Industries Campaign Coordinator at the Australian Conservation Foundation from 2000 to 2003.
• Senior Program and Policy Officer at the NSW Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water from 2003 to 2004.
• Director of Strategic Projects at the Climate Institute from 2006 to 2008.
• Principal Climate Change (Sustainability Assurance and Advice) at Banarra from 2009 to 2015.
• Acting Chief of External Affairs at the Clean Energy Finance Corporation from 2012 to 2013.
• Project Manager on Low Carbon Investment Registry at the Investor Group on Climate Change , 2014.
• Executive Manager at the Responsible Investment Association Australasia from 2015 to 2021.
• Advisory Board Member at the Good Car Company from 2021 to 2024.
• Expert Adviser (Electrification of Everything) at the Smart Energy Council from 2022 to 2023.

Electorate

• Name: Bradfield
• Location: Bradfield's border in the east follows Cowan Creek and Middle Harbour Creek to include the suburbs of North Turramurra, St Ives Chase, St Ives, East Killara, East Lindfield and Roseville Chase. The southern side is bordered by Scotts Creek, Eastern Valley Way, Warrane Rd, Victoria Avenue, Fullers Road and Lane Cove River. The western border moves northwest along the Shire of Ku-ring-gai to the Powerline Trail, Ku-ring-gai Chase Road, Belmont Parade, Main Northern Railway, Normanhurst Road and Osborn Road and includes West Lindfield, West Pymble, South Turramurra, Normanhurst (part), Waitara, Hornsby (part) and Asquith.
• Area: 101 Sq km
• Electors enrolled: 107,304 (at 11.6.2019)
• Industries: Light manufacturing, service industries, commercial businesses and Government offices.

Publications

• Tourism switched on: Sustainable energy technologies for the Australian tourism industry, Tourism Council Australia, Canberra, 1996.
• Alternative paths to sustainable tourism: problems, panaceas and pipe-dreams, Pinter, London, 1998.