Biography

Parliamentary service

• Elected to the House of Representatives for Spence, South Australia, 2022.

Committee service

• House of Representatives Standing: Agriculture served from 28.7.2022 to present
• Joint Standing: Treaties served from 28.7.2022 to present; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs served from 14.9.2023 to present

Parliamentary party positions

• Australian Labor Party. Served: 21.05.2022 to present

Personal

• Born: 25.8.1978, Mildura, Australia
• Gender: Male
• Marital Status: Married

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• Fast Food Server at KFC from October 1992 to March 1996.
• Employed in Hospitality and Security from July 1997 to May 2002.
• Retail Assistant/Supervisor at Sportspower from November 1998 to September 2001.
• Cash in Transit Officer for Linfox Armaguard from November 2001 to August 2006.
• Seafarer (Integrated Rating) in the Offshore Gas and Oil Industry from September 2006 to March 2016.
• Senior Branch Organiser for the Transport Workers' Union of Australia (SA/NT Branch) from September 2016 to May 2022.

Military Service

• Private from December 1996 to 1999.

Electorate

• Name: Spence
• Location: The Division of Spence consists of: City of Playford, Town of Gawler, part of the Barossa Council, part of the City of Salisbury, and part of the Light Regional Council.
• Area: 532 Sq km
• Electors enrolled: 119,385 (at 7.6.2019)
• Industries: Commercial, defence, Edinburgh RAAF Base, retail and technology based industry, Lyell McEwin Hospital, market gardens and viticulture.