AustraliaLocal AssemblyGreensNew South Wales · BallinaMember of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Tamara Smith
Profile
Tamara Smith is an Australian politician who has served as the Member for Ballina in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly since 2015. As a member of the Greens, she made history as the first non-conservative to represent the Ballina area in 88 years and the first regional Greens MP to hold a lower house seat in Australia. Before entering parliament, she worked as a secondary school teacher and a solicitor. Her political career has been defined by advocacy for environmental protection, public education, and social justice, including opposition to coal-seam gas exploration in the Northern Rivers region.
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- Born
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- Education
- University of NSW (Bachelor of Arts), University of Sydney (Graduate Diploma in Education), Southern Cross University (Bachelor of Laws (Hons))
- Career
- Secondary school teacher, solicitor, Adjunct Professor at Southern Cross University
