Biography

Parliamentary service

• Chosen by the Parliament of Victoria on 6.4.2022 under section 15 of the Constitution to represent that State in the Senate, vice K Kitching (deceased). Elected to the Senate for Victoria, 2022.

Committee service

• Joint Select: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice Referendum served from 30.3.2023 to 12.5.2023
• Joint Standing: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs served from 28.7.2022 to 28.2.2024; National Disability Insurance Scheme served from 28.7.2022 to 28.3.2025; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs served as Chair from 28.2.2024 to present; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs served as Chair from 28.2.2024 to present; Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade served from 24.7.2025 to present
• Joint Statutory: Human Rights served from 28.7.2022 to 28.3.2025; Broadcasting of Parliamentary Proceedings served from 28.7.2022 to 28.3.2025; National Anti-Corruption Commission served from 29.3.2023 to 30.3.2023; National Anti-Corruption Commission served from 24.7.2025 to present
• Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing: Economics: Legislation served from 28.7.2022 to 21.7.2025; Economics: References served from 28.7.2022 to 21.7.2025; Finance and Public Administration: Legislation served from 28.7.2022 to 21.7.2025; Finance and Public Administration: References served from 28.7.2022 to 21.7.2025; Legal and Constitutional Affairs: References served from 22.7.2025 to 25.7.2025; Legal and Constitutional Affairs: Legislation served from 22.7.2025 to 25.7.2025; Legal and Constitutional Affairs: Legislation served as Chair from 25.7.2025 to present; Legal and Constitutional Affairs: References served as Deputy Chair from 25.7.2025 to present
• Senate Select: Work and Care served from 4.8.2022 to 9.3.2023; Cost of Living served from 30.3.2023 to 15.11.2024; Measuring Outcomes for First Nations Communities served from 28.11.2024 to 6.12.2024; Measuring Outcomes for First Nations Communities served as Deputy Chair from 6.12.2024 to present
• Senate Standing: Appropriations, Staffing and Security served from 22.7.2025 to present

Parliamentary party positions

• Australian Labor Party. Served: 06.04.2022 to present

Personal

• Born: 27.8.1987, Preston, Australia
• Gender: Female
• Marital Status: Married
• Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: Yes - Mutthi Mutthi and Wamba Wamba

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• MFamTher (La Trobe University).
• GradCertFamTher (La Trobe University).
• Case Manager and Learning and Development Officer for the Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency from 2005 to 2009.
• Family Therapist and Trainer at the Bouverie Centre, La Trobe University from 2009 to 2013.
• Aboriginal Facilitator in the Public Service from 2013 to 2018.
• Senior Adviser from 2018 to 2019.
• Public Servant from 2019 to 2021.