Elected to the House of Representatives for Melbourne, Victoria, 2010.

House of Representatives Standing: Selection from 20.10.10.

Joint Select: Australia's Immigration Detention Network from 23.6.11 to 30.3.12; Australia's Clean Energy Future Legislation from 14.9.11 to 7.10.11.

Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens from 13.4.12.

Australian Greens portfolios: Employment and Workplace Relations; Emergency Services; Banking; Innovation and Industry, including High Speed Rail; Science and Research; Assisting on Climate and Energy; House of Representatives Reform from 1.7.11 to 1.7.12; Banking; Emergency Services; Employment and Workplace Relations; High Speed Rail; House of Representatives Reform; Innovation and Industry; Science and Research; Assisting on Climate and Energy from 1.7.12.

National Convener, Australian Greens 2009.

Born 11.3.1972, Adelaide, SA.

Partner.

BA(Hons)(Murdoch), PhD (Monash).

Research officer, Swinburne Student Union 1996.

Research officer, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Student Union 1997.

Solicitor and Partner, Slater and Gordon 1997-2008.

Barrister 2008-10.

Description: inner metropolitan.

Location: inner Melbourne; it includes the central business district and the suburbs of Abbotsford, Ascot Vale, Carlton, Carlton North, Clifton Hill, Collingwood, East Melbourne, Fitzroy, Fitzroy North, Flemington, Kensington, North Melbourne, Parkville, Richmond and West Melbourne, and parts of Alphington, Brunswick, Brunswick East, Docklands and Fairfield.

Area: 53 sq km (approx.).

Electors enrolled: 102 879 (at 21.8.10).

Industries: heavy and light engineering, extensive manufacturing, commercial and retail activities (including Melbourne markets and central business district), dockyards, clothing and footwear industries, warehousing and distribution of whitegoods.

State electorates: Melbourne includes the Victorian Legislative Assembly electorates of Melbourne and Richmond, and parts of Brunswick, Essendon and Northcote.