Catherine Cusack (politician)

Catherine Eileen Cusack (born 26 October 1963)[1] is a former Australian politician who was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council, representing the Liberal Party.

She left in 1992 to work in the private sector, moving to the NSW Far North Coast in 2000 following the appointment of her husband to the Northern Rivers Area Health Service.

[14] At a hearing of the NSW Parliament's Standing Committee on Social Issues in March 2013, Cusack expressed feeling "excluded and often looked down upon by gay culture."

[19] In November 2018, Cusack won preselection for the Liberal Party's Upper House northern province against Scot Macdonald, and was subsequently re-elected at the preceding 2019 NSW state election for an eight-year term ending in 2027.

[2] Cusack moved with her young family to Alstonville in 2000 following the appointment of her husband, Chris Crawford as CEO of The Northern Rivers Area Health Service.