1. Kate Thwaites is a member of the Australian Labor Party and has been a member of the House of Representatives since the 2019 federal election, representing the Division of Jagajaga in Victoria.
14 Facts About Kate Thwaites
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Kate Thwaites is currently serving as the Assistant Minister for Social Security, Ageing and Women in the Albanese Labor Government.
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Kate Thwaites was a journalist and public servant before entering parliament.
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Kate Thwaites's father was a lawyer and her mother was a schoolteacher.
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Kate Thwaites holds the degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Master of International Development from RMIT University.
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In 2002, Thwaites began working at 2CUZ, an Indigenous community radio station in Bourke, New South Wales.
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Kate Thwaites later worked for ABC News until 2008, when she joined Oxfam Australia as a media adviser.
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Kate Thwaites later worked as a senior adviser to Labor MP Jenny Macklin and as communications director at the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services.
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Kate Thwaites worked with the National Disability Insurance Agency in Geelong.
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In July 2018, Kate Thwaites won Labor preselection for the Division of Jagajaga, following Macklin's retirement.
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Kate Thwaites retained Jagajaga for the ALP at the 2019 federal election with a small positive swing.
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In 2021, Kate Thwaites co-authored a book, Enough Is Enough, with her predecessor Jagajaga member, Jenny Macklin.
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Kate Thwaites has a residential property in Rosanna in Victoria and in Kingston in ACT.
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Kate Thwaites is a member of the Community and Public Sector Union and is a member of Emily's List.