Biography

Parliamentary service

• Elected to the Senate for New South Wales 2019.

Committee service

• Joint Standing: National Broadband Network served from 22.7.2019 to 11.4.2022
• Joint Statutory: Broadcasting of Parliamentary Proceedings served from 2.7.2019 to 11.4.2022
• Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing: Education and Employment: Legislation served from 2.7.2019 to 25.7.2022; Environment and Communications: Legislation served as Substitute member from 11.9.2023 to 10.11.2023
• Senate Select: Multi-Jurisdictional Management and Execution of the Murray Darling Basin Plan served from 24.7.2019 to 30.9.2021; COVID-19 served from 8.4.2020 to 7.4.2022; Aboriginal Flag served from 3.9.2020 to 3.9.2020; Aboriginal Flag served as Deputy Chair from 4.9.2020 to 13.10.2020; Australia's Disaster Resilience served from 1.12.2022 to present; PFAS served from 22.8.2024 to present
• Senate Standing: Scrutiny of Bills served from 2.7.2019 to 25.7.2022; Regulations and Ordinances served from 2.7.2019 to 3.12.2019; Selection of Bills served from 2.7.2019 to 25.7.2022; Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation served from 4.12.2019 to 25.7.2022

Parliamentary party positions

• The Nationals. Served: 01.07.2019 to present
• Shadow Minister for Water from 5.6.2022.
• Shadow Minister for Emergency Management from 5.6.2022.
• Shadow Cabinet Minister from 5.6.2022.
• Nationals Whip in the Senate from 2.7.2019 to 26.7.2022.
• Deputy Leader of the Federal Parliamentary Nationals from 30.5.2022.
• Deputy Leader of The Nationals in the Senate from 27.9.2022.

Party positions

• Member of the Nationals (NSW) from 1998.
• Vice Chair of the Nationals' Women's Council (NSW) from 2012 to 2018.
• Delegate to the Nationals' Murray-Darling State Electorate Council (NSW) from 2012 to 2015.
• Delegate to the Nationals' Barwon State Electorate Council (NSW), 2013.
• Vice Chair of the Nationals' Farrer Federal Electorate Council (NSW) from 2013 to 2019.
• Member of the Nationals' Central Council (NSW) from 2014.
• Delegate to the Nationals' Murray State Electorate Council (NSW) from 2015 to 2017.
• Vice Chair of the Nationals' Deniliquin Branch (NSW) from 2017 to 2018.
• Chair of the Nationals' Deniliquin Branch (NSW) from 2018 to 2019.
• Vice Chair of the Nationals' Murray State Electorate Council (NSW) from 2018 to 2019.
• Member of the Nationals' Central Executive (NSW) from 2018.

Personal

• Born: 5.2.1972, Sydney, Australia
• Gender: Female
• Marital Status: Married

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• GradCert PubRel (University of Southern Queensland).
• Cadet Journalist for the Mudgee Guardian from 1990 to 1993.
• Consultant for Gavin Anderson & Co from 2000 to 2005.
• Media Adviser for Senator R Boswell, 2000.
• Farm Administrator for Australian Agriculture Co. from 2005 to 2010.
• Water Policy Adviser for Murray Irrigation Limited from 2010 to 2015.
• Corporate Affairs Manager for Murray Irrigation Limited from 2015 to 2017.
• Consultant from 2017 to 2019.

Military Service

• Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps from 1990 to 1993.
• Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps from 1998 to 2005.