Anika Wells

Anika Wells
Anika Wells; MP
Member of the Australian Parliament for Lilley
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 18 May 2019
Preceded by	Wayne Swan
Personal details
Born	Anika Shay Wells[1]; 11 August 1985[2]; South Brisbane, Queensland [2]
Political party	Labor
Alma mater	Griffith University; Australian National University
Website	Official website

Anika Shay Wells[1] (born 11 August 1985)[2] is an Australian politician who has been a member of the House of Representatives since the 2019 federal election. She is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and represents the Division of Lilley in Queensland.[3]

Early life

Wells holds arts and law degrees from Griffith University, and a graduate diploma in legal practice from the Australian National University.[4] Her mother was born in New Zealand, and she held New Zealand citizenship by descent until February 2018, when she renounced it to stand for parliament.[1]

Career

Prior to entering politics, Wells worked as an adviser to the federal government for five years. She was admitted to practise law in 2012 and joined Maurice Blackburn in 2014 as a compensation lawyer. She worked on a number of cases related to immigration detention.[4]

Politics

In March 2018, Wells won Labor preselection for the Division of Lilley, replacing the retiring member Wayne Swan.[5] She won the seat at the 2019 federal election despite a five-point swing against the ALP on the two-party-preferred count.[3]

Personal life

As of May 2020, Wells has one daughter and is expecting twins with her husband Finn.[6]

gollark: For projects needing a consistent stream of random values I also have a bunch of simulations of web developers using vim.

gollark: Anyway, when I need a really good RNG I just put a few pages from *A Million Random Digits with 100,000 Normal Deviates* (the random digits bit, obviously, not the normal deviates) into my code.

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gollark: You should probably be using a sane crypto library and not writing your own RSA if you actually want security.

gollark: The main reason I use the web platform despite its many many problems is the very nice GUI capability.

References

"Qualification checklist" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
"Ms Anika Wells MP – Parliament of Australia". Retrieved 13 April 2020.
"Federal election 2019 result in Lilley sees Labor claim Brisbane seat". ABC News. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
"Anika Wells". Maurice Blackburn. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
https://www.smh.com.au/federal-election-2019/labor-claims-victory-in-close-brisbane-seat-20190527-p51rpn.html
Doran, Matthew (10 May 2020). "Labor MP Anika Wells says coronavirus restrictions have shown need for workplace flexibility". ABC News. Retrieved 10 May 2020.

Parliament of Australia
Preceded by Wayne Swan	Member for Lilley 2019–present	Incumbent

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[aec-1] "Qualification checklist" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 29 May 2019.

[aph.gov.au-2] "Ms Anika Wells MP – Parliament of Australia". Retrieved 13 April 2020.

[abc-3] "Federal election 2019 result in Lilley sees Labor claim Brisbane seat". ABC News. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.

[mb-4] "Anika Wells". Maurice Blackburn. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.

[5] ttps://www.smh.com.au/federal-election-2019/labor-claims-victory-in-close-brisbane-seat-20190527-p51rpn.html

[6] Doran, Matthew (10 May 2020). "Labor MP Anika Wells says coronavirus restrictions have shown need for workplace flexibility". ABC News. Retrieved 10 May 2020.