Biography

Parliamentary service

• Elected to the House of Representatives for Goldstein, Victoria, 2016.

Committee service

• House of Representatives Standing: Health, Aged Care and Sport from 14.9.16; Industry, Innovation, Science and Resources from 14.9.16; Social Policy and Legal Affairs from 14.9.16.

Party positions

• Member, Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division), 1998-2013; 2016-present.
• Chair, Burwood Electorate Conference (LIB), 2002-05; 2008-10.
• Inaugural Convenor, Liberal Book Club, 2009-13.
• Chair, Southern Metropolitan Region (LIB), 2010-13.

Personal

• Born 12.3.1980, Prahran, Vic.
• Married.

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• BA (Policy Studies) (Monash), M. Diplomacy and Trade (International Trade) (Monash), Dip. Bus. (Vic. Qualifications Authority), GradCert (Energy & Carbon Management) (Murdoch).
• Electorate Officer, Parliament of Victoria, 1999-2001.
• Vice President, Monash University Student Union Caulfield, 2001.
• President, Monash University Student Union Caulfield, 2002, 2003.
• Project Manager, Australian APEC Study Centre (Development), 2004-06.
• Trade Consultant, ITS Global, 2006.
• Senior Associate, SDA Strategic communication consulting, 2007-10.
• Policy director, Institute of Public Affairs, 2007-13.
• Contributor, Melbourne Talk Radio, 2011-12.
• Contributor and occasional host, 3AW 693 Talk Radio, 2012-13.
• Principal consultant, Dynamic Sunrise Consulting, 2007-14; 2016.
• Australia's Human Rights Commissioner, 2014-16.

Electorate

Description: inner metropolitan.
Location: south-eastern Melbourne; it includes the suburbs of Beaumaris, Bentleigh (part), Black Rock, Brighton East, Caulfield South, Cheltenham (part), Elsternwick (part), Glen Huntly (part), Hampton, Hampton East, Highett (part), Ormond (part) and Sandringham.
Area: 50 sq km (approx.).
Electors enrolled: 104 931 (at 2.7.16).
Industries: mainly residential; light industrial and commercial activities.

Publications

• Turning Left or Right: Values in Modern Politics (joint ed. with C Carli and P Collits), Connor Court Publishing: Australia, 2013.