Biography

Parliamentary service

• Elected to the House of Representatives for Scullin, Victoria, 2013 and 2016.

Committee service

• House of Representatives Standing: Environment from 4.12.13 to 9.5.16; Indigenous Affairs from 4.12.13 to 19.10.15; Privileges and Members' Interests from 4.12.13 to 9.5.16 and from 10.10.16.; Infrastructure and Communications from 26.3.14 to 13.10.15; Infrastructure, Transport and Cities from 10.11.15 to 9.5.16 and from 15.9.16; supplementary member Employment, Education and Training from 31.5.17 to 21.5.18, Employment, Education and Training from 21.5.18.
• Joint Standing: Public Accounts and Audit from 18.3.14 to 9.5.16; Electoral Matters from 15.9.16.

Parliamentary party positions

• Shadow Assistant Minister for Schools from 23.07.16.

Party positions

• Member, Australian Labor Party from 1992.
• Delegate, ALP State Conference (Vic.) from 1997.
• Member, ALP State Administrative Committee (Vic.) from 1999.
• Party Officer and Trustee, ALP (Vic.) from 2006.
• Delegate, ALP National Conference 2007, 2009 and 2011.

Personal

• Born 31.7.1973, Melbourne, Vic.
• Married.

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• BA(Hons), LLB(Hons)(Melb.).
• Senior Associate, Holding Redlich lawyers and consultants.
• Chief of Staff and Senior Adviser to Ministers Jennings and D'Ambrosio in the Bracks and Brumby Victorian Governments.
• Electorate officer.
• Principal lawyer, Slater and Gordon 2012-13.

Electorate

Description: outer metropolitan.

Location: north-eastern outskirts of Melbourne; it includes the suburbs of Diamond Creek, Epping, Lalor, Mill Park, Plenty, Watsonia North, Wattle Glen and Yarrambat, and parts of Bundoora, Greensborough, Hurstbridge, South Morang, Thomastown and Wollert.

Area: 169 sq km.
Electors enrolled: 110 570 (at 2.7.16).
Industries: manufacturing, light industrial, food processing, packaging and distribution, health and education.

State electorates: Scullin includes parts of the Victorian Legislative Assembly electorates of Bundoora, Eltham, Mill Park, Thomastown and Yan Yean.