Penny Allman-Payne

Senator
Penny Allman-Payne
Senator Penny Allman-Payne
	Senator Allman-Payne 2023
Senator for Queensland
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1 July 2022
Preceded by	Amanda Stoker
Australian Greens Party Room Chair
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 4 June 2025
Greens Spokesperson for Social Services
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 25 March 2024
Preceded by	Janet Rice
Australian Greens Spokesperson for Primary and Secondary Education
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 25 March 2024
Preceded by	Herself
Greens Spokesperson for Transition, Regional Development and Northern Australia
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 17 June 2022
Preceded by	Herself; Dorinda Cox;
Greens Spokesperson for Older People
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 4 June 2025
Preceded by	Herself
Greens Spokesperson for Sport
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 25 March 2024
Preceded by	Lydia Thorpe
Preceded by
Other portfolios
Greens Spokesperson for Transition, Regional Development and Northern Australia
	In office; 17 June 2022 – 25 March 2024
Preceded by	Peter Whish-Wilson
Succeeded by	Herself; Dorinda Cox;
Greens Spokesperson for Government Services
	In office; 25 March 2024 – 4 June 2025
Preceded by	Janet Rice
Succeeded by	Herself
Preceded by
Party officebearer roles
Co-Convenor of the Australian Greens
	In office; 2014–2016 Serving with Giz Watson
Preceded by	Ben Spies Butcher
Succeeded by	Alex Schlotzer
Convenor for the Queensland Greens
	In office; 2015–2016
Preceded by	Andrew Bartlett
Succeeded by	Andrew Bartlett
Convenor of the Queensland Greens
	In office; 2018
	In office; 2021–2022
Convenor of the Asia-Pacific Greens Federation
	In office; 2017–2018
Preceded by	Liaquat Ali Shaikh; Georgina Morrison;
Personal details
Born	19 March 1970; Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Citizenship	Australian
Party	Greens (since 2010)
Profession	Lawyer; Schoolteacher
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Website	greens.org.au/qld/person/penny-allman-payne

Penelope Jane Allman-Payne (born 19 March 1970)^[1] is an Australian politician. She is a member of the Australian Greens and was elected to the Senate at the 2022 federal election, to a term beginning on 1 July 2022. She worked as a schoolteacher and lawyer before entering politics.

Early life

Allman-Payne is a qualified lawyer and practised in insurance law in a brief break from teaching.^[2] She worked as a secondary school teacher for over 25 years before being elected to parliament, and was an active member in the Queensland Teachers' Union.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Politics

Allman-Payne joined the Greens in 2010.^[2] She ran as the party's candidate for the Capalaba seat in the state election in 2012, losing to the LNP's Steve Davies. In the 2013 federal election she lost to Andrew Laming in the race for the federal seat of Bowman.^[6]

Allman-Payne served extensively in Convenor positions within the party between 2014 and 2021. These included Co-Convenor of the Australian Greens (2014–16), Convenor for and then of the Queensland Greens (2015–16, 2018, 2021–22), and Convenor of the Asia-Pacific Greens Federation (2017–18).^[7]

Allman-Payne was elected to the Senate at the 2022 federal election.^[8]

Portfolio positions

Allman-Payne is the Australian Greens spokesperson on the following issues:

• Education: Primary & Secondary • Older People • Social Services • Government Services • Transition & Regional Development • Sport

Personal life

Allman-Payne is married and has two children, and has lived in Gladstone since 2018.^[9]

Notes

↑ As Spokesperson for Schools
1 2 As Spokesperson for Transition and Regional Development
1 2 As Spokesperson for Northern Australia
↑ As Spokesperson for Aged Care
↑ As Spokesperson for Agriculture and Rural Affairs
↑ As Spokesperson for Social Services (portfolios merged)

References

↑ "QUALIFICATION CHECKLIST" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
1 2 Loftus, Tobi (1 June 2022). "Greens senator-elect Penny Allman-Payne sets up in Matt Canavan's Central Queensland region". ABC News. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
↑ Smee, Ben (22 May 2022). "How knocking on 90,000 doors delivered Queensland Labor heartland to the Greens". the Guardian. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
↑ "Penny Allman-Payne". Queensland Greens. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
↑ "Penny Allman-Payne | Greens2017". greens2017.org. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
↑ "Redland politician runs for Senate". Redland City Bulletin. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
↑ "Senator Penny Allman-Payne". aph.gov.au. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
↑ "Queensland Senators have been decided". Australian Electoral Commission. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
↑ Jin, Jim (16 May 2022). "Greens candidate wants to "shake up politics"". Central Queensland Today. Retrieved 25 May 2022.

External links

[1] As Spokesperson for Schools

[TnRD-2] 1 2 As Spokesperson for Transition and Regional Development

[NA-3] 1 2 As Spokesperson for Northern Australia

[4] As Spokesperson for Aged Care

[5] As Spokesperson for Agriculture and Rural Affairs

[6] As Spokesperson for Social Services (portfolios merged)

[7] "QUALIFICATION CHECKLIST" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 31 May 2022.

[abc-8] 1 2 Loftus, Tobi (1 June 2022). "Greens senator-elect Penny Allman-Payne sets up in Matt Canavan's Central Queensland region". ABC News. Retrieved 16 June 2022.

[guardian90000-9] Smee, Ben (22 May 2022). "How knocking on 90,000 doors delivered Queensland Labor heartland to the Greens". the Guardian. Retrieved 25 May 2022.

[10] "Penny Allman-Payne". Queensland Greens. Retrieved 28 May 2022.

[11] "Penny Allman-Payne | Greens2017". greens2017.org. Retrieved 20 June 2022.

[12] "Redland politician runs for Senate". Redland City Bulletin. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2022.

[13] "Senator Penny Allman-Payne". aph.gov.au. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 18 July 2026.

[14] "Queensland Senators have been decided". Australian Electoral Commission. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.

[15] Jin, Jim (16 May 2022). "Greens candidate wants to "shake up politics"". Central Queensland Today. Retrieved 25 May 2022.

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Lambie (1)	Tas Jacqui Lambie
United Australia (1)	Vic Ralph Babet
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Independent (2)	Vic Lidia Thorpe ACT David Pocock
*The Liberal and National totals include members of the Liberal National Party of Queensland and the Country Liberal Party (NT) who caucus with either the federal Liberals or Nationals.

Current crossbench members of the Australian Senate
Greens (10)	Penny Allman-Payne Vanessa Bleyer Mehreen Faruqi Sarah Hanson-Young Steph Hodgins-May Nick McKim Barbara Pocock David Shoebridge Jordon Steele-John Larissa Waters (leader)
One Nation (4)	Sean Bell Pauline Hanson (leader) Malcolm Roberts Tyron Whitten
Other (3)	Ralph Babet (UAP) Jacqui Lambie (JLN) Fatima Payman (Australia's Voice)
Independents (2)	David Pocock Lidia Thorpe