Hollie Hughes was elected to the Senate for New South Wales in 2019 following a successful career in communications, government affairs, consultancy and advocacy for rural and regional Australians.

Now based in Sydney, Senator Hughes spent almost 20 years living in the country – mainly at Moree in north western NSW.

As a mother of three she had a first-hand understanding of the drought’s devastating impacts on rural families and local economies against a backdrop of limited social and health services.