Biography

Parliamentary service

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

Parliamentary positions

• Temporary Chair of Committees from 10.2.2020.

Committee service

• Joint Select: Implementation of the National Redress Scheme served from 15.10.2019 to 8.10.2020; Parliamentary Standards served from 14.2.2022 to 31.3.2022; Parliamentary Standards served as Deputy Chair from 1.4.2022 to 11.4.2022; Social Media and Australian Society served from 16.5.2024 to 18.11.2024
• Joint Standing: Electoral Matters served from 22.7.2019 to 8.10.2020; Treaties served from 22.7.2019 to 8.10.2020; Trade and Investment Growth served from 23.7.2019 to 8.10.2020; Electoral Matters served from 13.5.2021 to present; Treaties served from 1.8.2022 to present
• Joint Statutory: Intelligence and Security served from 6.9.2022 to present
• Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing: Environment and Communications: Legislation served from 4.7.2019 to 8.10.2020; Environment and Communications: References served from 4.7.2019 to 8.10.2020; Finance and Public Administration: Legislation served from 21.10.2021 to 25.7.2022; Finance and Public Administration: References served from 21.10.2021 to 25.7.2022; Community Affairs: References served from 28.7.2022 to 1.8.2022; Community Affairs: Legislation served from 28.7.2022 to 1.8.2022; Community Affairs: Legislation served as Chair from 2.8.2022 to 8.7.2024; Community Affairs: References served as Deputy Chair from 2.8.2022 to present; Community Affairs: Legislation served from 8.7.2024 to 22.7.2024; Community Affairs: Legislation served as Chair from 23.7.2024 to present
• Senate Select: Australia as a Technology and Financial Centre served as Deputy Chair from 19.9.2019 to 8.10.2020; Autism served from 5.12.2019 to 8.10.2020; Autism served from 13.5.2021 to 25.3.2022; Australia as a Technology and Financial Centre served from 13.5.2021 to 17.5.2021; Australia as a Technology and Financial Centre served as Deputy Chair from 18.5.2021 to 20.10.2021; Dental Services in Australia served from 9.3.2023 to 30.11.2023
• Senate Standing: Publications served from 2.7.2019 to 8.10.2020; Publications served from 13.5.2021 to 25.7.2022; Appropriations, Staffing and Security served from 28.7.2022 to present

Parliamentary party positions

• Australian Labor Party. Served: 01.07.2019 to present

Party positions

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

Personal

• Born: 30.12.1986, Sydney, Australia
• Gender: Female
• Marital Status: 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.