Biography

Parliamentary service

• Elected to the Senate for New South Wales 2019.

Committee service

• Joint Standing: National Disability Insurance Scheme served from 22.7.2019 to 11.4.2022; National Disability Insurance Scheme served from 1.8.2022 to 9.8.2022; National Disability Insurance Scheme served as Deputy Chair from 9.8.2022 to present
• Joint Statutory: Public Works served from 2.7.2019 to 11.4.2022
• Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing: Community Affairs: Legislation served from 2.7.2019 to 11.2.2020; Community Affairs: References served from 2.7.2019 to 25.7.2022; Environment and Communications: Legislation served from 1.8.2022 to 18.3.2024; Environment and Communications: References served from 1.8.2022 to 18.3.2024; Community Affairs: References served from 18.3.2024 to present; Community Affairs: Legislation served from 18.3.2024 to present
• Senate Select: Autism served from 28.11.2019 to 4.12.2019; Autism served as Chair from 5.12.2019 to 25.3.2022; Tobacco Harm Reduction served from 7.10.2020 to 7.10.2020; Tobacco Harm Reduction served as Chair from 8.10.2020 to 18.12.2020

Parliamentary party positions

• Liberal Party of Australia. Served: 01.07.2019 to present
• Shadow Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy from 5.6.2022 to 5.3.2024.
• Shadow Assistant Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme from 5.3.2024.
• Shadow Assistant Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention from 5.3.2024.

Party positions

• Chair of the Liberal Party Federal Rural and Regional Committee from 2017 to 2019.
• Representative (Country) of the Liberal Party State Executive (NSW) from 2005 to 2011.
• Vice-President (Country) of the Liberal Party Women's Council (NSW) from 2008 to 2011.
• Representative (NSW) of the Liberal Party Federal Rural and Regional Committee from 2011 to 2017.
• Chair of the Liberal Party Rural and Regional Committee (NSW) from 2011 to 2018.
• Vice-President (Country) of the Liberal Party State Executive (NSW) from 2011 to 2018.

Personal

• Born: 12.2.1975, Adelaide, Australia
• Gender: Female

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• BA(Comms&BcstJourn) (Charles Sturt University).
• MPol&PubPol (Macquarie University).
• Political Adviser to Senator B Heffernan from 2003 to 2005.
• Political Adviser to Senator C Fierravanti-Wells from 2005 to 2007.
• Senior Associate at Australian Public Affairs from July 2007 to July 2013.
• Chair of the Country Autism Network from 2012 to 2019.
• Head of Government at Salt & Shein from November 2016 to June 2019.
• Non-Executive Director at Streetwork from 2017 to 2019.
• Member (Part-Time Level 2) of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal from July 2017 to October 2017.