Kate Thwaites

[2] In 2002, Thwaites began working at 2CUZ, an Indigenous community radio station in Bourke, New South Wales.

[2] She later worked as a senior adviser to Labor MP Jenny Macklin and as communications director at the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services.

According to The Guardian, her victory was "almost a direct result of Josh Burns' win in Macnamara, with the Labor left concerned about its female representation".

[5] Thwaites was returned as the member for Jagajaga at the 2022 Federal Election with an increased margin of over 12% of the two party preferred vote.

[9] In April 2023, Thwaites co-signed an open letter to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese calling for an urgent boost to JobSeeker, Youth Allowance, and other support payments.

Albanese
The Honourable Anthony Albanese MP, 31st Prime Minister of Australia, 2022-present