Electorate

morayfield

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Party

australian labor party (alp)

Date of Election : 21 March 2009

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Parliamentary Service

Temporary Speaker/Deputy Speaker from 22 April 2009. Member, Environment and Resources Committee from 23 April 2009. Member, Parliamentary Crime and Misconduct Committee from 23 April 2009.

Party Activity

Various positions including – Branch Secretary; Past President, Longman Federal Electoral Council (FEC); Past Vice-President, Longman FEC; Past Vice-President, Kallangur State Electoral Council; Delegate, ALP State Conference; Member, Policy Committee.

Personal

Born 29 December 1982, Nambour, Queensland. Education – St Eugene School (Primary); St Joseph’s College, Nudgee (Secondary); Bachelor of Laws with First Class Honours (LLB Hons) and Bachelor of Arts (BA), University of Queensland (UQ); Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice (Grad Dip Leg Prac), College of Law. Prior to election – Solicitor (Allens Arthur Robinson); Customer Service and Sales Officer (Telstra Corporation). Personal Interests – All sports including rugby union and rugby league; International relations and current affairs; Attending movies and reading.

COMMUNITY INTERESTS

Homeless Persons Legal Clinic; Welfare Rights Centre; Catholic Justice and Peace Commission; Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union (LHMU); Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU).