Her father's brothers include Fred Chaney, a former Liberal Party Senator for WA, and Member for the Division of Pearce.

Her grandfather is Fred Chaney Sr., who was a Liberal Party MP and minister in the Menzies government.

In 1998, after graduating university, she joined law firm Blake Dawson Waldron in Sydney.

In 2003, she finished an MBA and moved to the Boston Consulting Group as a strategic advisor.

Her major election issues included action on climate change and integrity in politics.