Elected to the Senate for Western Australia 2007 (term began 1.7.2008).

Temporary Chair of Committees from 13.5.10.

Senate Standing: Privileges from 13.10.11; Procedure from 19.6.12 to 14.8.12.

Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing: Environment, Communications and the Arts from 1.7.08 to 14.5.09; Environment, Communications and the Arts: Legislation and References Committees from 14.5.09 to 27.9.10; Environment and Communications: Legislation and References Committees from 30.9.10 to 5.7.11; Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade from 4.9.08 to 14.5.09; Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade: Legislation and References Committees from 14.5.09; Legal and Constitutional Affairs: Legislation and References Committees from 14.5.09 to 5.7.11.

Senate Select: National Broadband Network from 10.2.09 to 17.6.10; Reform of the Australian Federation from 21.6.10 to 30.6.11.

Joint Standing: Treaties from 4.9.08; Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade from 26.11.08; National Broadband Network from 21.3.11.

Joint Select: Cyber-Safety from 17.3.10; Broadcasting Legislation from 14.3.13.

Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Timor-Leste, August 2009.

Member, Parliamentary Delegation to China and Hong Kong, November 2009.

Australian Greens portfolios: Broadband, Communications and Digital Economy; Housing; Nuclear; Mining (Western Australia); Transport, Infrastructure, Waste and Sustainable Cities; Burma; Assisting on Defence from 1.7.11 to 1.7.12; Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy; Burma; Heritage; Housing; Infrastructure; Mining (WA); Nuclear; Sustainable Cities; Assisting on Defence; Assisting on National Security from 1.7.12.

Born 10.1.1970, Palmerston North, New Zealand.

BA Design (Curtin University), GradDip Policy Studies (Murdoch).

Graphic designer.

Research officer.

Electorate officer to Senator RM Siewert.