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Federal parliamentary service7 years 3 month(s) and 28 days.Duration reported by the Parliamentary Handbook · 28 Oct 2026
Current ministry / shadow entries3Includes office-holder entries such as Cabinet membership; not a count of distinct policy areas.
Parliamentary service
First entered federal Parliament: 1 July 2019.
Service periods below follow the Handbook’s election and service boundaries. The source-reported duration above is shown separately from our interval calculation.
1 July 2025 – CurrentSenate
Re-elected 2025
1 July 2019 – 30 June 2025Senate
Elected to the Senate for Queensland 2019.
Current responsibilities
Ministry and shadow ministry
Assistant Minister for Northern Australia13 May 2025 – CurrentAlbanese Ministry (2nd)
Assistant Minister for Tourism13 May 2025 – CurrentAlbanese Ministry (2nd)
Assistant Minister for Pacific Island Affairs13 May 2025 – CurrentAlbanese Ministry (2nd)
Parliamentary and party offices
Secretary of the Australian Labor Party Indo-Pacific Trade Taskforce1 Aug 2019 – Current
These are the Handbook’s dated appointments. Party spokespeople and committee memberships outside these records need their own source checks.
Background before Parliament
Qualifications recorded by Parliament
Bachelor of Creative Arts, University of Wollongong
Juris Doctor of Laws, University of Canberra
Occupations recorded by Parliament
Adviser to Senator M Watt.
Lawyer at Maurice Blackburn Lawyers
Industrial Officer for the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union.
Appointment history
View 4 dated office and portfolio entries
Assistant Minister for Northern Australia13 May 2025 – Current
Assistant Minister for Tourism13 May 2025 – Current
Assistant Minister for Pacific Island Affairs13 May 2025 – Current
Secretary of the Australian Labor Party Indo-Pacific Trade Taskforce1 Aug 2019 – Current