Biography

Parliamentary service

• Elected to the Senate for Queensland, 2022.

Parliamentary positions

• Temporary Chair of Committees from 26.7.2022.

Committee service

• Joint Select: Northern Australia served from 4.8.2022 to 25.3.2024
• Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing: Economics: Legislation served as Substitute member from 28.9.2022 to 24.3.2023; Education and Employment: References served as Substitute member from 27.10.2022 to 7.2.2024; Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport: Legislation served as Substitute member from 30.3.2023 to 4.5.2023; Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport: References served as Substitute member from 30.3.2023 to present; Community Affairs: Legislation served from 27.3.2024 to present; Community Affairs: References served from 27.3.2024 to 27.3.2024; Community Affairs: References served as Chair from 27.3.2024 to present; Finance and Public Administration: Legislation served as Substitute member from 27.3.2024 to present
• Senate Select: Cost of Living served from 28.9.2022 to 26.10.2022; Cost of Living served as Deputy Chair from 26.10.2022 to present; Commonwealth Bilateral Air Service Agreements served from 7.9.2023 to 9.10.2023

Parliamentary party positions

• Australian Greens. Served: 01.07.2022 to present
• Australian Greens Spokesperson for Schools, Industry, Transition, Regional Development and Northern Australia from 17.6.2022 to 25.3.2024.
• Australian Greens Spokesperson for Aged Care, Government Services, Primary and Secondary School Education, Social Services, Sport, and Transition and Regional Development from 25.3.2024.

Party positions

• Co-convenor of the Australian Greens from 2014 to 2016.
• Convenor for the Queensland Greens from 2015 to 2016.
• Convenor of the Asia-Pacific Greens Federation from 2017 to 2019.
• Convenor of the Queensland Greens, 2018.
• Convenor of the Queensland Greens from 2020 to 2021.

Personal

• Born: 19.3.1970, Brisbane, Australia
• Gender: Female
• Marital Status: Married

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• BHMS(Ed) (University of Queensland).
• JD (University of Queensland).
• GradDipLegPrac (College of Law, Queensland).
• LLM (University of Queensland).
• Secondary School Teacher from 1993 to 2022.
• Lawyer from 2007 to 2012.