Senator Claire Moore

In 1994 Ms. Moore was elected the Branch Secretary of the Community and Public Service Union, a position she held until elected to the Senate in 2001. Ms. Moore took her position as a Senator for Queensland on July 1, 2002. Following in the footsteps of her mother, Senator Moore has always played an active role in community groups such as Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation (ANTAR). Senator Moore has been a member of Friends of ABC since 1988 and is a member of the Australian Republican Movement. The senator is the current chair of the Parliamentary Group on Population and Development (PGPD). From 1996-2001 she was Vice-President, Chair of the Women's Committee and Chair of the Arts Committee of the Queensland Council of Unions. She is also a keen member and supporter for APHEDA, the trade union overseas aid program.