Digance holds multiple degrees including a Masters in Health Service Management, and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
[3] She nearly won the traditionally fairly safe Liberal seat of Boothby in 2010 with a 49.25 percent two-party vote.
In 2019, Digance had been an associate professor in health administration at Flinders University, with a focus on aged care and ethics.
Both Annabel and Greg Digance pleaded not guilty, and their first appearance in the District Court of South Australia was set for 11 March 2022, less than two weeks before the state election.
[17] On 11 March, both Annabel and Greg Digance pleaded not guilty to the charges and a trial date was set for May 2023, with ten days allowed to hear 23 witnesses.