MP, Zoe Daniel

I am a mum, wife, former broadcast journalist, and foreign correspondent. I live in Hampton in Bayside Melbourne with my husband Rowan, our 2 teenagers, Arkie and Pearl, and our golden retriever, Tully.

In nearly 30 years of reporting, I’ve covered natural disasters, conflict, economics and politics, and all manner of news around the world. I’ve seen first-hand the impact of climate change in the Arctic, and I’ve covered floods, typhoons, and bushfires across four continents, including Australia.

I’ve been a rural and regional journalist, a business and finance reporter, and a foreign affairs specialist, interviewing and interacting with prime ministers, treasurers and some of Australia’s top CEOs and small businesspeople.

Before entering parliament I waited, like many, for our governments to develop costed and structured strategies to safeguard our community and economy, to innovate and to embrace the immense business and job opportunities that a renewable climate economy presents.