Marjorie O'Neill
Australian politician
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Marjorie Spooner O'Neill is an Australian politician. O'Neill was elected as a Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Coogee at the 2019 state election.[2][3] O'Neill was also a Councillor of Waverley Council from 2017 to 2021.[4]
John Graham (2025—present)
6 December 1985[1]
Dr Marjorie O'Neill | |
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O'Neill at a Bring Back Our Buses Rally in 2019 | |
| Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Coogee | |
| Assumed office 23 March 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Bruce Notley-Smith |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Transport | |
| Assumed office 26 April 2023 | |
| Minister | Jo Haylen (2023—2025) John Graham (2025—present) |
| Preceded by | Mark Taylor |
| Councillor of Waverley Council for Waverley Ward | |
| In office 9 September 2017 – 16 March 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Marjorie Spooner O'Neill 6 December 1985[1] |
| Party | Australian Labor Party |
| St Vincent's College, Potts Point | |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | marjorieoneill |
Background and early life
Born to Brian William O'Neill and Keri Spooner, O'Neill was raised in the Bronte area of Sydney.[5] Marjorie attended St Vincent's College, Potts Point. Her father, Brian O'Neill, served as a member of the Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales for over 20 years.[6][7] She has a PhD in Management and Economics[4] and has been an academic teaching in Australia and internationally.[5][8]
O'Neill is a volunteer surf lifesaver at Clovelly Surf Life Saving Club.[3] She also played rugby union for Sydney University Women's Rugby Club and coached at UNSW.[5]
Political career
O'Neill was first elected to Waverley Council on 9 September 2017 in Waverley Ward representing the Labor Party. She served as the Chair of the Community Safety Advisory Committee and the Waverley Surf Life Saving Club Committee.[9][4] She was later preselected to run as the Labor candidate in the Division of Coogee in the 2019 state election. Dr. O'Neill defeated Bruce Notley-Smith to become the Member for Coogee, in one of two victories for the Labor Party in the 2019 state election.[2][3][6][10]
O'Neill used her inaugural speech to discuss her heritage, her family, the history of the electorate of Coogee, and her priorities while she holds the seat.[11] In her first term, she was a member of the Legislative Assembly Committee on Transport and Infrastructure and the Modern Slavery Committee.[10] She was appointed as the Parliamentary Secretary for Transport in May 2023.[10]
O'Neill is a regular contributor to The Beast magazine, with her own column each month.[12][13]
Publications
- O'Neill, M. S.; Johns, R. E. (2009). "How a welfare approach to maternity has facilitated low workforce participation rates for Australian women of child-bearing age". International Employment Relations Review. 15 (1): 53–72. Retrieved 30 March 2019 – via University of Technology Sydney.
- O’Neill, M. S., & Jepsen, D. (2019). Women's desire for the kaleidoscope of authenticity, balance and challenge: A multi‐method study of female health workers’ careers. Gender, Work & Organization, 26(7), 962–982
- Spooner, K., & O’Neill, M. (2023). 170 years later can the northcote-Trevelyan report 1854 help address corruption in local government. International Journal of Employment Studies, 31(2), 67–87.
- Jepsen, D. M., & O'Neill, M. S. (2013). Australian hospital pharmacists reflect on career success. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 43(1), 29–31.
- O'Neill, M. (2014). The new late life career: a mixed methods study of health workers: understanding the workforce issues of today's older workers (Doctoral dissertation, Macquarie University).
- O'Neill, B., & O'Neill, M. (2010). Termination in Australia: the implications of changing the unfair dismissal and termination law. International Employment Relations Review, 16(1), 82–94.