Nicola Roxon has been a member of Federal Parliament for nine years. She was
elected at age 31 and is now 40. She represents the Melbourne western suburbs
seat of Gellibrand. She has worked as an industrial lawyer, union organiser and
judges associate to Justice Mary Gaudron in the High Court of Australia. In her
nine years in Parliament she has had five portfolios: Shadow Minister for Children
and Youth, Shadow Minister Assisting the Leader on the Status of Women,
Shadow Minister for Immigration, and Shadow Attorney-General. She has been
Shadow Minister for Health since December last year (2006).
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18,650 social and affordable homes funded as 370 homes set for repurpose
The Australian Government’s flagship Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF) has agreed to fund 9,284 social and 9,366 affordable homes through 279 successful projects under the first two funding rounds of the HAFF and National Housing Accord Facility...