Biography

Parliamentary service

• Elected to the House of Representatives for Lindsay, New South Wales, 2016. Retired prior to general elections 2019.

Committee service

• House of Representatives Standing: Employment, Education and Training served from 15.9.2016 to 7.2.2017; Social Policy and Legal Affairs served from 7.2.2017 to 11.4.2019
• Joint Standing: National Disability Insurance Scheme served from 15.9.2016 to 11.4.2019

Party positions

• President of the Australian Labor Party Penrith Branch from 2015.
• Member of the Australian Labor Party Administrative Committee (NSW), 2015.
• Member of the Australian Labor Party Education Policy Committee (NSW) from 2015 to 2016.

Personal

• Born: 20.4.1980, Penrith, Australia
• Gender: Female
• Marital Status: Single

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• Fundraising and events manager.
• Advisor to a federal MP from 2015 to 2016.

Electorate

• Name: Lindsay
• Location: outer western suburbs of Sydney; it includes the suburbs of Anges Banks, Badgerys Creek (part), Berkshire Park, Cambridge Gardens, Castlereagh, Claremont Meadows, Colyton, Cranebrook, Emu Plains, Glenmore Park, Kingswood, Leonay, Llandilo, Luddenham, Mulgoa, Orchard Hills, Penrith, Regentville, St Marys, Werrington and Werrington County.
• Area: 339 Sq km
• Electors enrolled: 109,724 (at 2.7.2016)
• Industries: agriculture, farming (dairying, poultry, beef, fruit, vegetables), distilling (saki), construction and service industries, tourism, wholesale and retail trade, building materials, engineering and electrical equipment, textiles, plastic and aluminium products, colour TV manufacturing, pharmaceutical goods and concrete and gravel extraction.
• Includes: