Biography

Parliamentary service

• Chosen by the Parliament of South Australia on 22.9.2015 under section 15 of the Constitution to represent that State in the Senate, vice P Wright (resigned). Defeated at general elections 2016.

Committee service

• Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing: Education and Employment: Legislation served from 14.10.2015 to 9.5.2016; Education and Employment: References served from 14.10.2015 to 9.5.2016; Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport: Legislation served as Substitute member from 4.2.2016 to 10.3.2016; Environment and Communications: References served as Substitute member from 24.2.2016 to 9.5.2016
• Senate Select: Murray-Darling Basin Plan served from 12.10.2015 to 17.3.2016

Parliamentary party positions

• Australian Greens. Served: 22.09.2015 to 02.07.2016
• Australian Greens Spokesperson on Higher Education; Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Marriage Equality; Water and Murray Darling Basin from 22.9.2015 to 2.7.2016.

Party positions

• Coordinator of the Australian Greens Policy Committee (SA), 2008.
• Member of the Australian Greens National Coordinating Group, 2009.
• Member of the Australian Greens National Election Campaign Committee from 2009 to 2011.
• Delegate to the Australian Greens National Council from 2010 to 2011.
• Delegate to the Australian Greens National Conference, 2011.
• Secretary of the Australian Greens (SA), 2011.
• Assistant Convenor of the Australian Greens (SA), 2012.
• Co-Convenor of the Australian Greens (SA), 2014.
• Delegate to the Australian Greens National Conference, 2014.
• Convenor of the Australian Greens (SA), 2015.

Personal

• Born: 26.3.1984, Yorkshire, England
• Gender: Male
• Marital Status: Single

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• GradCertJourn (University of South Australia).
• BA(Pols&Sociology) (Flinders University).
• LLB(Hons) (Flinders University).
• Regional Support Radio (News) Journalist for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from 2007 to 2008.
• Policy and Advocacy Officer for the Youth Affairs Council (SA) from 2007 to 2008.
• Media Adviser to Senator S Ludlam from 2008 to 2009.
• Admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court (SA), 2008.
• Adviser to Senator S Hanson-Young from 2009 to 2012.
• Freelance writer, 2012.
• Academic in the School of Social Policy and Policy Studies at Flinders University from 2012 to 2014.
• Projects and Administration Officer at Flinders University from 2013 to 2015.

Local Government service

• Area Councillor, Adelaide City Council from 2014 to 2015.