Jo Briskey
Jo Briskey | |
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.jpg) Briskey in 2025 | |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Maribyrnong | |
| Assumed office 3 May 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Shorten |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Labor |
| Children | 2 |
| Parents |
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| Occupation | Advocate, Psychologist, Trade Unionist |
| Website | jobriskey |
Joanna Leigh Briskey is an Australian politician. She is a member of the Australian Parliament for the Division of Maribyrnong after winning the seat in the 2025 Australian federal election.[1]
She ran in the 2012 Queensland state election as Labor's candidate in Cleveland, previously held by her father Darryl Briskey.[2] She is a member of the Labor Left.[3]
Before entering Parliament she was a national coordinator with the United Workers Union.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Maribyrnong Federal Election 2025 Results". www.abc.net.au. 2 May 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
- ^ "Maribyrnong Federal Election 2025 Results". www.abc.net.au. 2 May 2025. Archived from the original on 6 April 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
- ^ Karp, Paul (5 September 2024). "Labor factions draw battle lines for Maribyrnong seat after Bill Shorten's retirement from politics". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 22 May 2025. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
From the left faction, Briskey is a former chief executive of not-for-profit The Parenthood and organiser in the Queensland United Voice branch, understood to have support from the Queensland powerbroker Gary Bullock.
- ^ "Labor firms on Queenslander to replace Victorian Bill Shorten". Australian Financial Review. 9 September 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
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