Biography

Parliamentary service

• Elected to the House of Representatives for Griffith, Queensland, 2025.

Committee service

• House of Representatives Standing: Education served from 24.7.2025 to present
• Joint Standing: Implementation of the National Redress Scheme served from 28.7.2025 to present; National Capital and External Territories served from 28.7.2025 to present

Parliamentary party positions

• Australian Labor Party. Served: 03.05.2025 to present

Personal

• Born: 21.4.1982, South Brisbane, Australia
• Gender: Female
• Marital Status: Married

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• BA(Hons) (University of Queensland).
• GradDipEd (University of South Australia).
• GradCertSocImp (University of New South Wales).
• Executive Director and State Manager at Reconciliation South Australia from 2006 to 2008.
• Manager of Strategic Partnerships and Projects at the State Library of Queensland from 2008 to 2009.
• Project Manager and Innovator in Residence at the Department of Education and Training (Qld), 2009.
• General Manager (Strategy and Policy) and Programs Director at the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation from 2010 to 2018.
• Deputy CEO of the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation from 2018 to 2023.
• CEO of the Australian Kookaburra Kids Foundation from 2023 to 2025.

Electorate

• Name: Griffith
• Location: The Division of Griffith consists of part of the Brisbane City Council.
• Area: 57 Sq km
• Electors enrolled: 111,937 (at 6.6.2019)
• Industries: The area is mostly residential with some food processing and light industry. It is also the location of the world famous Brisbane Cricket Ground known as The Gabba.

Honours

• The Centenary Medal, 2003.