Senator the Hon Jane Hume is the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Shadow Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations, Shadow Minister for Productivity and Deregulation, and a Liberal Senator for Victoria. Jane graduated from the University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Commerce and started her career in the financial services industry working for the […]

Amanda was born in 1978 in Adelaide, where she attended Unley High School. Amanda holds a Bachelor of Psychology from Flinders University and a Master in Clinical Psychology from the University of Adelaide. Prior to entering politics, Amanda first worked as a union representative in 2000, before becoming a practising psychologist in 2005. She also […]

Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price is the Shadow Minister for Small Business and Shadow Minister for Skills and Training, and a member of the Shadow Cabinet. Jacinta has owned and operated her own small business and understands firsthand the challenges and opportunities facing small business owners across Australia, from managing costs and regulation to building a […]

Janelle was born in 1954 in Ipswich in Queensland. She left school at age 13. Janelle completed a Diploma of Teaching from Northern Rivers College of Advanced Education, Lismore, and later, a Bachelor of Legal Studies at Macquarie University. She has worked as a community consultant and advocate from 1990 to 1995, where she was […]

Gurmesh grew up in Coffs Harbour, where his family has been growing bananas since the 1940s. He attended Woolgoolga High School, where he graduated dux. Gurmesh completed a Bachelor of Industrial Design, majoring in Industrial and Product Design, from the University of New South Wales in 2006. He subsequently worked as a marketing executive for […]

Tim Symons, Interim Victorian Small Business Commissioner, is a seasoned public sector leader with expertise in small business resilience and vocational education reform. He has driven policy development and program delivery across government, TAFE, and the private sector. As a senior leader at Small Business Victoria, he led bushfire and COVID-19 recovery initiatives and supported […]

Sarah Court commenced as ASIC Chair on 1 June 2026.Rewrite & Republish One of Australia’s most experienced regulators, Sarah has held senior statutory positions across key economic and corporate regulators for more than 18 years. Prior to her appointment, Sarah was Deputy Chair of ASIC where she led an uplift in ASIC’s enforcement approach to […]

Danielle Wood commenced a 5-year term as Chair of the Productivity Commission on 13 November 2023. Prior to joining the Commission, she was CEO of the Grattan Institute and Head of its Budgets and Government Program. During her time at Grattan, Danielle also held roles as member of the Australian Government’s Women’s Economic Equality Taskforce, […]

Dai Trang Le is the first Vietnamese refugee to be elected to the 47th Parliament of Australia as the first Independent Federal Member for Fowler, a division of Western Sydney that was named after Lilian Fowler, the first female mayor in Australia. Dai, her mother and two younger sisters resettled in Australia in December 1979 […]