Alicia Payne | |
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| Member of theAustralian Parliament forCanberra | |
| Assumed office 18 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Gai Brodtmann |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1982-07-24)24 July 1982 (age 42) Canberra, ACT, Australia[1] |
| Political party | Labor |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney |
| Occupation | Researcher |
| Website | www |
Alicia Emma Payne (born 24 July 1982) is an Australian politician who has been a member of theHouse of Representatives since the2019 federal election. She is a member of theAustralian Labor Party (ALP) and represents theDivision of Canberra in theAustralian Capital Territory (ACT).
Payne was born in Canberra.[1] She attended Kambah High School before going on to study economics at theUniversity of Sydney.[2] Before entering politics she worked at the National Centre For Social And Economic Modelling (NATSEM) and at theDepartment of the Treasury.[3]
Payne joined the Labor Party in 2006.[2] She has worked as a political staffer for several Labor MPs, serving as a senior adviser toLindsay Tanner andBill Shorten and later as chief of staff toJenny Macklin.[1] In September 2018, she won ALPpreselection for theDivision of Canberra, replacing the retiring MPGai Brodtmann.[4] Before her preselection, she was the vice-president of theAustralian Labor Party (Australian Capital Territory Branch).[1] Payne retained Canberra for her party at the2019 federal election.[2] She is factionally unaligned.[1]
The pitch emphasised her local credentials, pointing to a lifetime living in Canberra. 'I was born inWoden Valley Hospital and this year I had my baby son there,' Ms Payne wrote.