Biography

Parliamentary service

• Elected to the Senate for Queensland 2019. Re-elected 2025.

Committee service

• Joint Select: Parliamentary Standards served from 29.3.2022 to 11.4.2022; Northern Australia served from 4.8.2022 to 28.3.2025
• Joint Standing: Northern Australia served from 24.7.2025 to present
• Joint Statutory: Public Works served from 2.7.2019 to 13.5.2021; Intelligence and Security served from 25.8.2025 to present
• Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing: Economics: Legislation served from 2.7.2019 to 25.7.2022; Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport: Legislation served from 2.7.2019 to 3.7.2019; Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport: References served from 2.7.2019 to 3.7.2019; Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport: References served as Deputy Chair from 4.7.2019 to 25.7.2022; Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport: Legislation served as Chair from 4.7.2019 to 25.7.2022; Environment and Communications: References served as Substitute member from 14.5.2024 to 21.8.2024
• Senate Select: Effectiveness of the Australian Government's Northern Australia Agenda served from 24.7.2019 to 24.7.2019; Effectiveness of the Australian Government's Northern Australia Agenda served as Deputy Chair from 25.7.2019 to 28.4.2021; Jobs for the Future in Regional Areas served from 1.8.2019 to 4.12.2019; Australia as a Technology and Financial Centre served from 11.9.2019 to 20.10.2021

Parliamentary party positions

• The Nationals. Served: 01.07.2019 to present
• Shadow Minister for Resources from 5.6.2022.
• Shadow Minister for Northern Australia from 5.6.2022.
• Shadow Cabinet Minister from 5.6.2022.
• Deputy Leader of The Nationals in the Senate from 21.7.2025.

Other positions

• Special Envoy for Northern Australia from 27.6.2021 to 23.5.2022.

Personal

• Born: 7.2.1970, Brisbane, Australia
• Gender: Female

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• BCom (University of Queensland).
• BEc (University of Queensland).
• Chief of Staff in the Queensland Government from 2012 to 2014.
• Business Manager from 2014 to 2019.