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Australian politician (born 1982) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alicia Emma Payne (born 24 July 1982) is an Australian politician who has been a member of the House of Representatives since the 2019 federal election. She is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and represents the Division of Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).
Alicia Payne | |
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Member of the Australian Parliament for Canberra | |
Assumed office 18 May 2019 | |
Preceded by | Gai Brodtmann |
Personal details | |
Born | Canberra, ACT, Australia[1] | 24 July 1982
Political party | Labor |
Alma mater | University of Sydney |
Occupation | Researcher |
Website | www |
Payne was born in Canberra.[1] She attended Kambah High School before going on to study economics at the University of Sydney.[2] Before entering politics she worked at the National Centre For Social And Economic Modelling (NATSEM) and at the Department of the Treasury.[3]
Payne joined the Labor Party in 2006.[2] She has worked as a political staffer for several Labor MPs, serving as a senior adviser to Lindsay Tanner and Bill Shorten and later as chief of staff to Jenny Macklin.[1] In September 2018, she won ALP preselection for the Division of Canberra, replacing the retiring MP Gai Brodtmann.[4] Before her preselection, she was the vice-president of the Australian Labor Party (Australian Capital Territory Branch).[1] Payne retained Canberra for her party at the 2019 federal election.[2] She is factionally unaligned.[1]
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