Biography
- Parliamentary service
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- Elected to the House of Representatives for Longman, Queensland, 2016. Resigned 10.5.2018. Elected to the House of Representatives for Longman, Queensland at by-election 2018, vice S Lamb (resigned). Defeated at general elections, 2019.
- Committee service
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- House of Representatives Standing: Publications served from 15.9.2016 to 10.5.2018; Social Policy and Legal Affairs served from 15.9.2016 to 7.2.2017; Employment, Education and Training served from 7.2.2017 to 10.5.2018; Employment, Education and Training served from 10.9.2018 to 11.9.2018; Employment, Education and Training served as Deputy Chair from 12.9.2018 to 11.4.2019
- Parliamentary party positions
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- Australian Labor Party. Served: 02.07.2016 to 10.05.2018, 28.07.2018 to 18.05.2019
- Party positions
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- Member of the Australian Labor Party local branch from 2007 to 2016.
- Personal
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- Born: 23.3.1972, Mackay, Australia
- Gender: Female
- Marital Status: Married
- Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament
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- CertEd(Literacy&Numeracy) ().
- Teacher Aide from 1996 to 2007.
- National Lead Organiser from 2007 to 2016.
- Electorate
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- Name: Longman
- Location: southern Queensland to the north and north-west of Brisbane; suburbs and towns include Beachmere, Bribie Island, part of Burpengary, Caboolture, Dakabin, Donnybrook, part of Kallangur, Morayfield, Mount Mee, Narangba, Ningi, Toorbul and Woodford.
- Area: 1,239 Sq km
- Electors enrolled: 105,026 (at 2.7.2016)
- Industries: tourism, light industry, beef cattle, horse studs, prawn farming, poultry farms, pig farming, and various crops including grains, pineapples, fruit and flower farms.
- Includes: Longman includes the Queensland Legislative Assembly electorates of Morayfield and Pumicestone, and parts of Glass House, Kallangur, Murrumba and Pine Rivers.