Sarah is a Liberal Senator for Victoria in the Australian Parliament.
The oldest of three children, Sarah was born and raised in Geelong in a loving, community-focused family. She attended Sacred Heart College and The Geelong College. Sarah holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from Monash University.
After a successful career in broadcast journalism including hosting the Victorian edition of the ABC’s 7.30 Report, Sarah worked as a commercial lawyer with Arthur Robinson & Hedderwicks (now Allens) in Melbourne and News Corporation in New York. She then established her own media consultancy before taking on executive roles with Network Ten and National Indigenous TV in Sydney.
Inspired by her father Michael, a Geelong solicitor and long-time local councillor, and mother Ann, the member for Geelong between 1992-1999 and a minister in the Kennett Government, Sarah contested the 2010 election before being successfully elected to the House of Representatives as the member for Corangamite in 2013.
After serving two terms, Sarah was appointed to the Senate in 2019 and re-elected in the first position on the Liberal Party’s Senate ticket in 2022.
As a regional MP and now senator, Sarah has been a warrior for regional communities, delivering on behalf of the Coalition many vital investments including major road and rail upgrades, a wide range of community infrastructure and the Geelong City Deal.
In previous parliaments, Sarah served in numerous roles including Chair of the House of Representatives Economics Committee, Assistant Minister for Social Services, Housing and Disability Services and Chair of the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee.
In 2022, Sarah was appointed to shadow cabinet as the Shadow Minister for Communications during which time she fought for the crucial needs of regional communities, particularly improved postal and mobile phone services. Sarah was also a high profile advocate for higher standards at our public broadcasters.
In February 2023, Sarah served as Shadow Minister for Education through to the 2025 federal election. In this role, she led the charge on the critical need to raise education standards, better support teachers and students including Indigenous children in remote communities, fix the national curriculum and improve the standard of teacher training.
As part of her advocacy to put ‘students first’ in the higher education sector, Sarah was also a high profile campaigner against the alarming rise in antisemitism on university campuses.
This is work to which Sarah remains passionately committed.
In the 48th Parliament, Sarah will continue to be a strong Liberal voice for Victorians in Canberra – on job creation, energy security, better roads and rail, small business and manufacturing, defence industry, women’s safety, affordable housing and a fair go for the regions including our farmers.
Sarah, the proud mother of a 19 year old son, continues to call the Geelong region home.
