The Australian Women's Register

At the time of her candidature, Veronica Black was studying for a Bachelor of Business (Tourism) at Southern Cross University. She was extensively involved in various community organisations including Community Aid Abroad and the Australian Republican Movement. In 1995 she was the National Union of Students Liaison Officer at Southern Cross University and the immediate past President of the SRC.

Veronica Black was also very involved in the ALP, being President of the University Labor Club and Senior Vice President of the Northern Rivers Young Labor Organisation.

Veronica Black has worked in the trade union movement since 1995, including with the Liquor Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union, the Finance Sector Union and the NSW Nurses and Midwives Association. She represents workers nationally through SafeWork Australia WHS Significant Issues Group where she has had significant input into the recognition of workplace psychosocial hazards; and internationally through the International Labor Organization, where she contributed to the Biological Hazards Convention and Recommendation adopted in 2025. She holds a Masters with Distinction in Workplace Health and Safety and has three children.