Dr Anne Aly MP has been the Federal Member for Cowan since 2016 and is also the Federal Minister for Early Childhood Education and Minister for Youth in the Albanese Government.

By her late twenties, Anne was a single mother of two young boys earning the minimum wage to put food on the table. She went on to study her Masters and PhD and worked as a professor, academic and practitioner in counter terrorism and countering violent extremism. The founder of People against Violent Extremism, Anne was the only Australian representative to speak at President Obama's 2015 White House summit on countering violent extremism.

Anne is a 2011 inductee into the Western Australian Women's Hall of Fame, a 2016 nominee for Australian of the Year and a 2016 recipient of the prestigious Australian Security Medal. In 2021, she was awarded the McKinnon Prize for Emerging Political Leader of the Year, in recognition of her Parliamentary work against both right-wing extremism and family & domestic violence.

Acknowledgement of Country

We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians throughout Australia, and acknowledge their continuing connection to lands, waters and community.

We pay our respects to Elders past, present, and emerging. We acknowledge Elders who continue to inspire and lead in the hope for a better future for our nation.

AUTHORISED BY E. WHITEAKER, 1/22 EASTBROOK TERRACE, EAST PERTH WA 6004