Plibersek, Tanya (1969 - )

While completing her BA in Communications (Hons) at the University of Technology Sydney, Plibersek was women's officer for the UTS Students Association. She campaigned against sexual harassment and instituted a number of measures to improve safety on campus. Before entering parliament, she worked with the Domestic Violence Unit and the New South Wales Ministry for the Status of Women. She was an electorate officer for Senator Bruce Childs and later Senater George Campbell. Plibersek was elected to Federal Parliament as the Member for Sydney in 1998 and re-elected in 2001.

Related Corporate Bodies

• EMILY's List Australia (1996 - )

Online Resources

• Australian Labor Party, 'Tanya Plibersek, Member for Sydney', http://www.alp.org.au/people/nsw/plibersek_tanya.php. [ Details... ]
• Australian Parliament House, 'Electoral Division of Sydney (NSW) Ms Tanya Plibersek MP', in Parliament of Australia, http://www.aph.gov.au/house/members/member.asp?electorate=Sydney. [ Details... ]
• Emily's List Australia, 'Tanya Plibersek MHR', http://www.emilyslist.org.au/candidates/candidate.asp?id=31. [ Details... ]

See also

• Herd, Margaret (ed.), Who's who in Australia 2002, 38 edn, Crown Content, Melbourne, 2002, 2020 pp. [ Details... ]