Name

State

Party

Biography

Di Natale, Richard

VIC

AG

Public health specialist, drug and alcohol clinician and general practitioner
Drug and Alcohol Clinician, Geelong, 2008–2010
Worked on HIV prevention for injecting drug users in India with the Nossal Institute for Global Health, 2005–2007
Public Health, Department of Human Services, 2001–2004
Medical practitioner, Aboriginal Health Service (NT), 1999–2000
Fellow, Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine
Master of Public Health, Master of Health Sciences

Edwards, Sean

SA

LP

Born and educated in Clare, South Australia, as part of the 5th generation of Clare Edwards’, his career pursuits in business meant he has been involved in both rural and city communities in the varied fields of property development, agriculture, viticulture, winemaking and global trade. Married with four children.

Fawcett, David

SA

LP

Director, Fawcett Consulting
Member of the House of Representatives for Wakefield (SA), 2004–2007
Army officer, 1982–2004
Commanding Officer, RAAF Aircraft Research and Development Unit, Edinburgh, SA

Gallacher, Alex

SA

ALP

Secretary/Treasurer, SA–NT branch, Transport Workers’ Union of Australia (TWU), 1996–
Federal President, TWU, 2007–2010
Vice President, TWU, 2005–2007
Organiser, TWU SA–NT branch, 1992–1996
Federal Industrial Relations Officer, TWU, 1988–1992
Director, Motor Accident Commission (SA), 2005–2010
Commissioner, National Road Transport Commission, 2003–2004
Member and acting Chair, Road Safety Advisory Council (SA)

Madigan, John

VIC

DLP

Blacksmith, Hepburn Springs, Vic
Apprenticeship, Victorian Railways Newport workshop
Former employee of Victorian Railways for 10 years

McKenzie, Bridget

VIC

NATS

Lecturer, Faculty of Education, Gippsland Campus, Monash University, until 2010
Junior vice-president, The Nationals (Vic), 2006–2009
Former secondary school teacher
Bachelor of Applied Science (Human Movement)
Bachelor of Education

Rhiannon, Lee

NSW

AG

Member of the NSW Legislative Council, 1999–2010
Founder and director, AID/WATCH, an NGO that monitors Australia’s overseas aid program, 1993–1998
Founder and convenor, Coalition for Gun Control, 1988–1992
Former freelance journalist
Campaigner on a range of issues including promoting workers’ rights, public education, environmental protection and political donation reform
Qualified zoologist and botanist

Singh, Lisa

TAS

ALP

CEO, Asbestos Free Tasmania Foundation
Member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 2006–2010
Minister Assisting the Premier on Climate Change, 2009–2010
Minister for Corrections and Consumer Protection, 2008–2010
Minister for Workplace Relations, 2008–2010
Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier Assisting with Education, 2008

Thistlethwaite, Matthew

NSW

ALP

General Secretary, NSW Labor, 2008–2010
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Unions NSW, 2004–2008
Industrial Officer, The Australian Workers’ Union, 1995–2004
Director, State Transit Authority of NSW, 2005–2008
President, Maroubra Surf Lifesaving Club, 2004–2008
Member, Racing Industry Advisory Council, 2002–2008
President, NSW Young Labor, 1997–1998
Bachelor of Economics (UNSW)
Diploma of Law

Urquhart, Anne

TAS

ALP

President, Unions Tasmania, 2007–
Vice President, Australian Labor Party (Tas), 2004–
Secretary, Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (Tasmanian Division), 2004–2010
President, AMWU (Tas), 1998–2004
Organiser, Food Preservers’ Union, 1990–1998

Waters, Larissa

QLD

AG

Community environmental lawyer, Environmental Defenders Office (Qld) Inc., 2002–
Graduate lawyer, Freehills national law firm, 2001–2002
Researcher, Land and Resources Tribunal (Qld), 2000–2001
Volunteer Queensland editor, National Environmental Law Review, 2005–2008
Volunteer board member, Queensland Environmental Law Association, 2004–2007
LLB (Hons)/BSc, Griffith University
Grad Dip (Leg Prac), College of Law, NSW

Wright, Penny

SA

AG

Solicitor, tribunal member and mediator
Deputy President, Guardianship Board (SA), 1996–2010
Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner, Relationships Australia, 2007–2010
Member, Social Security Appeals Tribunal, 2006–2007
Conciliator & Investigating Solicitor, Legal Practitioners Conduct Board, 2003–2006
Member, Residential Tenancies Tribunal, 1993–2003
Former campaigner for human rights, aid and environmental organisations