Biography
- Parliamentary service
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- Elected to the House of Representatives for Solomon, Northern Territory, 2010. Re-elected 2013. Defeated at general elections 2016.
- Parliamentary positions
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- Member of the Speaker's Panel from 14.11.2013 to 9.5.2016.
- Committee service
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- House of Representatives Standing: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs served from 25.10.2010 to 5.8.2013; Petitions served from 10.2.2015 to 9.5.2016
- Joint Select: Northern Australia served from 9.12.2013 to 9.5.2016
- Joint Standing: National Capital and External Territories served from 20.8.2012 to 20.8.2015; Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade served from 2.3.2016 to 9.5.2016
- Parliamentary party positions
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- Liberal Party of Australia. Served: 21.08.2010 to 02.07.2016
- Personal
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- Born: 24.1.1969, Adelaide, Australia
- Gender: Female
- Marital Status: Married
- Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament
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- BBus (Northern Territory University).
- GradCertBus (University of Sydney).
- Various Government Positions (NT) from 1990 to 1999.
- Manager at Dialog Information Technology (NT) from 1999 to 2003.
- Relationship Manager at CSM Technology from 2003 to 2005.
- Manager at Fujitsu Australia (NT) from 2005 to 2007.
- Manager at SRA Information Technology (NT) from 2007 to 2009.
- Government Project Manager (NT) from 2009 to 2010.
- Local Government service
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- Alderman, City of Palmerston from 2008 to 2009.
- Deputy Mayor, City of Palmerston from 2009 to 2010.
- Electorate
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- Name: Solomon
- Location: Darwin and urban fringes; it includes the cities of Darwin and Palmerston and the unincorporated areas of the Darwin Rates Act Area and East Arm.
- Area: 337 Sq km
- Electors enrolled: 69,938 (at 2.7.2016)
- Industries: tourism, mining, horticulture, fishing and light industry. Territory electorates: Solomon includes the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly electorates of Blain, Brennan, Casuarina, Fannie Bay, Fong Lim, Johnston, Karama, Nightcliff, Port Darwin, Sanderson, Wanguri and parts of Drysdale and Nelson.
- Includes: