Biography

Parliamentary service

• Elected to the House of Representatives for Lilley, Queensland, 2019. Re-elected 2022.

Ministerial appointments

• Minister for Aged Care from 1.6.2022.
• Minister for Sport from 1.6.2022.

Committee service

• House of Representatives Standing: Publications served as Deputy Chair from 22.7.2019 to 11.4.2022; Privileges and Members' Interests served from 24.7.2019 to 11.4.2022
• Joint Select: Parliamentary Standards served from 17.2.2022 to 11.4.2022
• Joint Standing: Northern Australia served from 10.9.2019 to 24.11.2021; Northern Australia served as Deputy Chair from 25.11.2021 to 11.4.2022

Parliamentary party positions

• Australian Labor Party. Served: 18.05.2019 to present

Personal

• Born: 11.8.1985, South Brisbane, Australia
• Gender: Female
• Marital Status: Married

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• LLB(Hons) (Griffith University).
• BA(PolSci&Gov) (Griffith University).
• Lawyer at Maurice Blackburn from 2014 to 2019.

Electorate

• Name: Lilley
• Location: The Division of Lilley consists of: part of the Brisbane City Council, and part of the Moreton Bay Regional Council.
• Area: 144 Sq km
• Electors enrolled: 108,608 (at 7.6.2019)
• Industries: The area is mostly residential but includes Brisbane's domestic and international airports, light and heavy engineering, sea-cargo facilities, chemical production, warehousing (civilian and military), oil refining and storage and various small industries.