Member for Cooper Ged Kearney who is also the Shadow Assistant Minister for Skills plus Shadow Assistant Minister for Aged Care loves her job. Representing the people of Cooper Is a dream come true for this local who was brought up with family values and supporting those who needed help. Ged talks on Big Brekkie about Reconciliation, COVID-19 and how parliament is adapting to thus crises we found ourselves in. Ged Kearney is the Federal Member for Cooper. Ged has served in the Parliament since March 2018, when she was elected in a by-election. She is the first woman to hold the seat. Ged is the Shadow Assistant Minister for Skills and the Shadow Assistant Minister for Aged Care.
Ged started her working life as a nurse and rose to become Federal Secretary of the Australian Nursing Federation. From 2010, Ged served as the president of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) – the peak body of Australia’s union movement – where she fought for better conditions for Australian workers. Ged’s working life – from nurse to President of the ACTU to parliamentarian – has been about fighting for the rights of others. She is a strong voice for workers’ rights and social justice inside Labor and the Parliament. Ged is a passionate advocate for the environment, asylum seekers, education, universal healthcare and decent jobs. Ged was born and raised in Melbourne and has lived in Cooper for over 25 years. Ged has four children, two stepdaughters and two much loved grandchildren.
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