Michaelia Cash

Cash completed her high school education from Iona Presentation College, a Catholic school in Mosman Park. She graduated from Curtin University in 1990 with a Bachelor of Arts degree and a triple major in politics, public relations, and journalism. She holds an Honours Degree in Law from the University of London and a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the University of Western Australia. Cash is a member of the Liberal Party. She joined the Party in 1988 and kickstarted her political career as the executive member of the Curtin University Young Liberals from 1988 to 1990.

Cash is also an experienced lawyer, beginning her career as a solicitor with the law firm Freehills where she worked for almost 10 years. As a lawyer, her area of expertise includes employment and industrial law including industrial relations, equal opportunity, employee relations, occupational health and safety, executive employment and unfair dismissal.

Michaelia Cash has been a Senator for Western Australia since 2008. She held important positions in both the Abbot and Morrison ministry. She is considered as a controversial figure in Australian politics as she has been involved in various controversies throughout her career. The surprise raiding of the Australian Workers’ Union offices, her refusal to release a report into an 18-year-old who died while on a Work for the Dole assignment in April 2016, Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill, 2018 were all events that added to her divisive political image.