Biography
- Parliamentary service
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- Elected to the House of Representatives for Bass, Tasmania, 2007. Retired prior to general elections 2010.
- Committee service
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- House of Representatives Standing: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs served from 19.2.2008 to 19.7.2010; Family, Community, Housing and Youth served from 19.2.2008 to 19.7.2010; Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government served from 19.2.2008 to 19.7.2010
- Parliamentary party positions
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- Australian Labor Party. Served: 24.11.2007 to 19.07.2010
- Party positions
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- Member of the Australian Labor Party Administrative Committee (Tas.) from 2006 to 2007.
- Personal
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- Born: 18.1.1972, Queenstown, Australia
- Gender: Female
- Marital Status: Married
- Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament
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- Legal secretary at Clarke and Gee Lawyers from 1989 to 1997.
- Team Leader at Ansett Australia from 1997 to 2001.
- Deputy Mayor at Launceston City Council from 2005 to 2007.
- Local Government service
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- Alderman, Launceston City Council from 2002 to 2007.
- Deputy Mayor, Launceston City Council from 2005 to 2007.
- Electorate
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- Name: Bass
- Location: north-east Tasmania; it includes the city of Launceston and the towns of Branxholm, Bridport, Derby, George Town, Gladstone, Lilydale, Legana, Ringarooma and Scottsdale. This division also includes the Furneaux group of islands including Flinders Island.
- Area: 7,343 Sq km
- Electors enrolled: 68,967 (at 24.11.2007)
- Industries: farming, fishing, textile industry, aluminium and ferrous metals, wool, meat, woodchips, timber, boat building, a brewery and tourism.
- Includes: Bass is co-extensive with the Tasmanian House of Assembly electorate of the same name.