Biography

Parliamentary service

• Elected to the Senate for South Australia 2001. Retired with the expiration of term 2008.

Parliamentary positions

• Temporary Chair of Committees from 25.6.2003 to 30.6.2008.

Committee service

• Joint Standing: Migration served from 1.7.2002 to 30.11.2004; Treaties served from 1.7.2002 to 31.8.2004; Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade served from 1.12.2004 to 30.6.2008; Migration served as Deputy Chair from 1.12.2004 to 6.12.2006; Parliamentary Library served from 14.2.2008 to 30.6.2008
• Joint Statutory: Corporations and Financial Services served from 14.2.2008 to 30.6.2008
• Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing: Legal and Constitutional Affairs: References served from 1.7.2002 to 10.9.2006; Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade: References served as Substitute member from 28.11.2003 to 28.11.2003; Education, Employment and Workplace Relations: References served from 18.11.2004 to 1.7.2005; Legal and Constitutional Affairs: Legislation served from 11.5.2005 to 10.9.2006; Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade: References served as Substitute member from 21.6.2005 to 30.3.2006; Legal and Constitutional Affairs served from 11.9.2006 to 30.6.2008
• Senate Select: Lindeberg Grievance served from 1.4.2004 to 15.11.2004; Free Trade Agreement - Australia and the United States of America served as Substitute member from 3.8.2004 to 5.8.2004
• Senate Standing: Parliamentary Library served from 1.7.2002 to 1.7.2005; Publications served from 1.7.2002 to 1.7.2005; Senators' Interests served from 18.11.2004 to 30.6.2008; Parliamentary Library served from 14.2.2008 to 30.6.2008

Conferences, delegations and visits

• Elected Delegate to the Australian Constitutional Convention, February 1998.
• Member, Parliamentary Delegation to New Caledonia and Vanuatu, November 2003.
• Member, Parliamentary Delegation to China and bilateral visit to Mongolia, April 2005.
• Member, Parliamentary Delegation to the Cook Islands, October 2005.
• Member, Parliamentary Delegation to New Zealand, August 2006.
• Member, Parliamentary Delegation to India and the Philippines, September-October 2007.

Parliamentary party positions

• Australian Labor Party. Served: 01.07.2002 to 30.06.2008
• Opposition Deputy Whip in the Senate from 1.7.2005 to 3.12.2007.

Party positions

• Delegate to the Australian Labor Party State Council (SA).
• Delegate to the Australian Labor Party State Convention (SA).
• Member of the Australian Labor Party from 1988.
• Member of the Australian Labor Party Industry, Infrastructure and Regional Development National Policy Committee from 1997 to 1998.
• Member of the Australian Labor Party Government and Service Delivery National Policy Committee from 1997 to 1998.
• Delegate to the Australian Labor Party National Conference, 1998.
• Member of the Australian Labor Party Government and Service Delivery National Policy Committee from 1999 to 2000.
• Member of the Australian Labor Party Industry, Infrastructure and Regional Development National Policy Committee from 1999 to 2000.
• Member of Labor Women Executive Committee (SA) from 2001.

Personal

• Born: 24.5.1967, Adelaide, Australia
• Gender: Female

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• BEc (University of Adelaide).
• LLB(Hons) (University of Adelaide).
• LLM (University of Cambridge).
• Lecturer, University of Adelaide.

Local Government service

• Councillor, Adelaide City Council from 1998 to 2000.