Following her graduation Aubauer began to work as a journalist at the Österreichischer Rundfunk, national public broadcaster of Austria in 1975.[2][3] She was first employed at the ORF radio, Studio Vienna.[4] Then she served as the parliamentary editor and the moderator of the parliamentary program Hohes Haus.[4][5] From 1980 she was employed at Zeit im Bild which she moderated between 1986 and 1994.[2] In 1981 she joined the Social Democratic Party of Austria and left the party in 2000.[2] She worked at the press office of the Parliament from 1995 and also, contributed to the paper Kronen Zeitung.[2][3]
Aubauer became a member of the Austrian People's Party in 2006.[6] She was elected as a member of the Parliament in 2006 and served there for three terms during the XXIV., XXV. and XXIII. legislations.[1] Her activities were generally towards the senior people.[6] Her term at the Parliament ended in late 2017.[6] Then she joined the Senior Citizens' Association, serving as its deputy chair.[1][6]
Aubauer was awarded the Leopold Kunschak Press Prize in March 2004.[3] She is the recipient of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria in gold which was awarded to her on 12 July 2017.[1]
