Biography

Parliamentary service

• Elected to the Senate for South Australia 2019.

Parliamentary positions

• Temporary Chair of Committees from 10.2.2020.

Committee service

• Senate Standing: Publications from 2.7.2019 to 8.10.2020; Publications from 13.5.2021.
• Senate Select: Australia as a Technology and Financial Centre (formerly Financial Technology and Regulatory Technology) from 19.9.2019 to 8.10.2020 (Deputy Chair from 19.9.2019 to 8.10.2020); Autism from 5.12.2019 to 8.10.2020; Autism from 13.5.2021; Australia as a Technology and Financial Centre (formerly Financial Technology and Regulatory Technology) from 13.5.2021 (Deputy Chair from 18.5.2021).
• Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing: Environment and Communications: Legislation from 4.7.2019 to 8.10.2020; Environment and Communications: References from 4.7.2019 to 8.10.2020.
• Joint Standing: Electoral Matters from 22.7.2019 to 8.10.2020; Treaties from 22.7.2019 to 8.10.2020; Trade and Investment Growth from 23.7.2019 to 8.10.2020; Electoral Matters from 13.5.2021.
• Joint Select: Implementation of the National Redress Scheme from 15.10.2019 to 8.10.2020.

Party positions

• Member of the Australian Labor Party Platform Committee (SA Branch) from 2015 to 2018.
• Member of the Labor Women Executive (SA Branch) from 2017.
• Member of the Australian Labor Party State Executive (SA Branch) from 2017.
• Member of the Australian Labor Party State Council (SA Branch) from 2017.
• Delegate to the Australian Labor Party State Convention (SA Branch) from 2017.
• Delegate to the Australian Labor Party National Conference, 2018.

Personal

• Born 30.12.1986, Sydney, Australia
• Married

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• BA (Hons) (Australian National University).
• MSc (PubPol&Admin) (London School of Economics and Political Science).
• Researcher from 2005 to 2008.
• Adviser in the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet from 2009 to 2010.
• Ministerial Adviser from 2010 to 2012.
• Business Development and Government Relations Manager from 2012 to 2013.
• Senior Policy Adviser from 2013 to 2019.
• Board Member from 2013 to 2019.