Biography

Parliamentary service

• Elected to the House of Representatives for Hotham, Victoria, 2013. Re-elected 2016, 2019 and 2022.

Parliamentary positions

• Member of the Speaker's Panel from 26.3.2015 to 9.5.2016.

Ministerial appointments

• Minister for Home Affairs from 1.6.2022 to 29.7.2024.
• Cabinet Minister from 1.6.2022.
• Minister for Cyber Security from 1.6.2022 to 29.7.2024.
• Minister for Housing from 29.7.2024.
• Minister for Homelessness from 29.7.2024.

Committee service

• House of Representatives Standing: Privileges and Members' Interests served from 12.11.2013 to 9.5.2016; Agriculture and Industry served as Deputy Chair from 4.12.2013 to 9.5.2016; Tax and Revenue served from 4.12.2013 to 9.5.2016; Economics served from 19.10.2015 to 9.5.2016; Economics served from 19.9.2018 to 11.4.2019
• Joint Statutory: Law Enforcement served from 15.6.2017 to 11.4.2019

Parliamentary party positions

• Australian Labor Party. Served: 07.09.2013 to present
• Shadow Minister for Justice from 23.7.2016 to 2.6.2019.
• Shadow Minister for Financial Services from 28.6.2018 to 2.6.2019.
• Shadow Minister for Innovation, Technology and the Future of Work from 2.6.2019 to 28.1.2021.
• Shadow Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services from 28.1.2021 to 23.5.2022.
• Secretary of the Australian Labor Party Economics Policy Caucus Committee.

Party positions

• Member of the Australian Labor Party from 1997.

Personal

• Born: 12.9.1980, Melbourne, Australia
• Gender: Female
• Marital Status: Partner

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• Fulbright Scholar.
• Dean's Scholar.
• BA(Hons) (Monash University).
• LLB(Hons) (Monash University).
• MPubPol (Harvard University).
• Intern for the Global Corporate Client Group at the New York Stock Exchange, 2007.
• Policy Adviser to the Treasurer, 2008.
• Engagement Manager at McKinsey and Company from 2009 to 2013.
• Business Adviser at the Marngarr Aboriginal Resource Centre, 2011.

Local Government service

• Councillor, City of Greater Dandenong from 2003 to 2005.
• Mayor, City of Greater Dandenong, 2004.

Electorate

• Name: Hotham
• Location: The Division of Hotham consists of: part of the Glen Eira City Council, part of the Greater Dandenong City Council, part of the Kingston City Council, and part of the Monash City Council.
• Area: 83 Sq km
• Electors enrolled: 107,833 (at 6.6.2019)
• Industries: Retail, health care, food services and education.

Publications

• Two futures: Australia at a critical moment, The Text Publishing Company, Melbourne: 2015.