[1] Her father Paul Davey was an ABC journalist who worked in the Canberra Press Gallery and later served as federal director of the National Party.
[2] Davey later worked as a consultant for public relations firm Gavin Anderson & Co. (2000–2005), as a farm administrator for the Australian Agricultural Company (2005–2010), and as water policy adviser and corporate affairs manager for Murray Irrigation Limited (2010–2017).
Her nomination was opposed by South Australian water minister Ian Hunter on the grounds that she was not independent.
[8] In a Senate Estimates hearing in February 2024 Davey attracted criticism for speaking in a slurred tone after having attended a National Party drinks event.
[10] Davey lives with her husband John Dickie and two daughters on a property in Conargo, New South Wales, just outside of Deniliquin.