Biography

Parliamentary service

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

Committee service

• House of Representatives Standing: Infrastructure, Transport and Cities served from 4.7.2019 to 11.4.2022; Publications served from 30.11.2020 to 11.4.2022; Health, Aged Care and Sport served from 2.8.2022 to 3.8.2022; Health, Aged Care and Sport served as Deputy Chair from 4.8.2022 to 20.3.2024

Parliamentary party positions

• Liberal Party of Australia. Served: 18.05.2019 to present
• Shadow Assistant Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention from 5.6.2022 to 5.3.2024.
• Shadow Minister for Energy Affordability from 5.3.2024.
• Shadow Minister for Western Sydney from 5.3.2024.

Party positions

• Member of the Liberal Party.
• Editor of the Liberal Party 'Make the Case: NSW Women's Council Policy Manual'.
• Vice-President (Policy) of the Liberal Party Federal Executive Conference.
• Vice-President (Policy) of the Liberal Party (NSW).
• Member of the Liberal Party Convention Committee for 'Party Futures' Convention (NSW) from 2016 to 2017.
• Liberal Party Candidate for Local Government Election, 2016.
• Member of the Liberal Party State Executive (NSW) from 2018 to 2019.

Personal

• Born: 24.8.1977, Penrith, Australia
• Gender: Female
• Marital Status: Married

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• BComm(JournPubRel&VideoProd) (University of Western Sydney).
• Director of the 21st Century Global Women's Initiative (W21), Head of Partnerships and Director of Events at the United States Study Centre, University of Sydney from 2011 to 2015.
• Chief of Staff to the Assistant Minister to the Treasurer, the Hon. A Hawke from 2015 to 2016.
• Executive Manager (Communications) for Wentworth Community Housing from 2016 to 2018.

Electorate

• Name: Lindsay
• Location: Lindsay covers an area from Agnes Banks and Londonderry in the north to Mulgoa and Badgerys Creek (part) in the south, Colyton in the east and Leonay in the west. Suburbs include Anges Banks, Badgerys Creek (part), Berkshire Park, Cambridge Gardens, Castlereagh, Claremont Meadows, Colyton, Cranebrook, Emu Plains, Glenmore Park, Kingswood, Leonay, Llandilo, Luddenham, Mulgoa, Orchard Hills, Penrith, Regentville, St Marys, Werrington and Werrington County.
• Area: 339 Sq km
• Electors enrolled: 118,734 (at 13.6.2019)
• Industries: Agriculture, farming (dairying, poultry, beef, fruit, vegetables), distilling (saki), construction and service industries, tourism, wholesale and retail trade, building materials, engineering and electrical equipment, textiles, plastic and aluminium products, colour TV manufacturing, pharmaceutical goods and concrete and gravel extraction.