Biography

Parliamentary service

• Elected to the House of Representatives for Warringah, New South Wales, 2019. Re-elected 2022.

Committee service

• House of Representatives Standing: Environment and Energy served from 22.7.2019 to 11.4.2022; Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water served from 1.8.2022 to present
• Joint Select: Australia's Family Law System served from 14.10.2019 to 22.11.2021

Parliamentary party positions

• Independent. Served: 18.05.2019 to present

Other positions

• Co-Chair of the Parliamentary Friends of Climate Action.
• Co-Chair of the Parliamentary Friends of Women in Sport.
• Co-Chair of the Parliamentary Friends of Running.
• Member of the Parliamentary Leadership Taskforce.
• Member of the Parliamentary Education Office Advisory Committee.

Personal

• Born: 16.4.1974, Manly, Australia
• Gender: Female
• Marital Status: Married

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• BA (Media & Comms) (Griffith University).
• DipLaw (Legal Practitioners Admission Board).
• Professional Athlete (Alpine Skiing) from 1990 to 2002.
• Barrister from 2008 to 2019.

Electorate

• Name: Warringah
• Location: Warringah covers an area from Neutral Bay, Mosman and Manly in the south to Curl Curl and Frenchs Forest (part) in the north. Bound by Middle Harbour, Military Road, Falcon Street, Bent Street, Forsyth Park, Montpelier Street, Eaton Street, Rawson Street, Kurraba Road, Anderson Park and Neutral Bay in the west. The main suburbs include Allambie Heights, Balgowlah, Brookvale, Cremorne Point, Curl Curl, Fairlight, Forestville (part), Frenchs Forest (part), Killarney Heights, Manly, Manly Vale, Mosman, Netural Bay, Queenscliff and Seaforth.
• Area: 68 Sq km
• Electors enrolled: 104,995 (at 7.6.2019)
• Industries: Manufacturing; construction; retail; professional, scientific and technical services; health care and social assistance; service and leisure industries.

Honours

• Olympic Bronze Medalist, Slalom (Winter Olympic Games, Nagano), 1998.
• World Champion Gold Medalist, Slalom (World Alpine Ski Championships, Vail), 1999.
• Appointed a Member of the Sports Australia Hall of Fame, 2004.
• Awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia, 26.1.2007.
• Accountability Round Table's Alan Missen Award for Integrity, 5.9.2022.