Biography

Parliamentary service

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

Parliamentary positions

• Member of the Speaker's Panel from 1.8.2022.

Committee service

• House of Representatives Select: Regional Development and Decentralisation served from 13.6.2017 to 28.6.2018; Regional Australia served from 29.7.2019 to 4.12.2019; Regional Australia served from 11.6.2020 to 18.3.2021
• House of Representatives Standing: Petitions served from 4.12.2013 to 9.5.2016; Health served from 4.12.2013 to 9.5.2016; Employment, Education and Training served from 22.7.2019 to 11.4.2022; Employment, Education and Training served from 22.7.2019 to 30.7.2019; Petitions served from 22.7.2019 to present; Employment, Education and Training served as Deputy Chair from 31.7.2019 to 11.4.2022; Regional Development, Infrastructure and Transport served from 28.7.2022 to present; Employment, Education and Training served as Chair from 11.8.2022 to present
• Joint Standing: Treaties served from 4.8.2022 to present
• Joint Statutory: Public Accounts and Audit served from 4.12.2013 to 18.3.2014; Public Works served from 23.7.2019 to 25.2.2021

Parliamentary party positions

• Australian Labor Party. Served: 07.09.2013 to present
• Shadow Assistant Minister for Workplace Relations from 23.7.2016 to 2.6.2019.
• Shadow Assistant Minister for Rural and Regional Australia from 23.7.2016 to 2.6.2019.

Party positions

• President of the Australian Labor Party Women's Affairs Policy Committee (Vic.) from 2005 to 2009.
• Member of the Australian Labor Party Administrative Committee (Vic.) from 2005 to 2014.
• Delegate to the Australian Labor Party State Conference (Vic.) from 2005.
• Delegate to the Australian Labor Party National Conference from 2012.

Personal

• Born: 11.2.1980, Wentworthville, Australia
• Gender: Female

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• BA (University of Queensland).
• Union Secretary at the University of Queensland, 2002.
• Women's Officer for the National Union of Students, 2003.
• Lead Organiser for United Voice from 2003 to 2013.

Electorate

• Name: Bendigo
• Location: The Division of Bendigo consists of: Greater Bendigo City Council, Mount Alexander Shire Council, part of the Macedon Ranges Shire Council, and part of the Mitchell Shire Council.
• Area: 5,496 Sq km
• Electors enrolled: 112,755 (at 13.6.2019)
• Industries: Administrative, commercial and educational. Farming, agricultural and viticultural, gold mining and other extractive industries.