Biography

Parliamentary service

• Elected to the House of Representatives for Robertson, New South Wales, 2013. Re-elected 2016 and 2019. Defeated at general elections 2022.

Parliamentary positions

• Member of the Speaker's Panel from 12.2.2015 to 11.4.2022.

Committee service

• House of Representatives Select: Social Media and Online Safety served from 6.12.2021 to 8.12.2021; Social Media and Online Safety served as Chair from 9.12.2021 to 15.3.2022
• House of Representatives Standing: Infrastructure and Communications served from 4.12.2013 to 13.10.2015; Communications and the Arts served from 11.11.2015 to 9.5.2016; Employment, Education and Training served from 14.9.2016 to 7.11.2016; Health, Aged Care and Sport served from 7.11.2016 to 11.4.2022; Petitions served from 21.6.2017 to 11.4.2019
• Joint Standing: Treaties served from 19.10.2015 to 9.5.2016; Electoral Matters served from 14.9.2016 to 11.4.2019; National Broadband Network served from 14.9.2016 to 1.7.2019
• Joint Statutory: Public Accounts and Audit served from 14.9.2016 to 15.9.2016; Public Accounts and Audit served from 4.7.2019 to 30.7.2019; Public Accounts and Audit served as Chair from 31.7.2019 to 11.4.2022

Parliamentary party positions

• Liberal Party of Australia. Served: 07.09.2013 to 21.05.2022

Personal

• Born: 1.1.1973, Canberra, Australia
• Gender: Female

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• BA(Hons) (University of Sydney).
• Teacher from 1996 to 1998.
• Electorate officer and adviser from 1999 to 2003.
• Corporate Affairs and Communications at Telstra from 2004 to 2011.
• Government relations adviser from 2011 to 2012.

Electorate

• Name: Robertson
• Location: Robertson covers an area from the Hawkesbury River and Broken Bay in the south, west to Gunderman, north along the Gosford City Council Boundary to Kulnura, then east and south along the Gosford City Council boundary until it crosses the main Northern Railway Line at Lisarow. South along the main Northern Railway line to North Gosford, then east along Glennie Street, Clyde Road, Carlton Road, The Entrance Road, Ocean View Drive and Wamberal Lagoon inlet to the coast. The main towns include Erina, Gosford, Gunderman, Kulnura, Mooney Mooney, Narara, Patonga, Somersby, Terrigal and Woy Woy.
• Area: 980 Sq km
• Electors enrolled: 111,142 (at 6.6.2019)
• Industries: Tourism, retail, service industries, light manufacturing and processing. Citrus, vegetable and flower growing, poultry products.