Nita Green

Nita Louise Green (born 23 June 1983) is an Australian politician who was elected as a Senator for Queensland at the 2019 federal election. She is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP).

Early life Green was born in Camperdown, New South Wales. She was raised by a single mother who worked as a nurse. Her mother was born in the United States and arrived in Australia at the age of nine.

Politics In August 2018, Green won preselection for Labor's Senate ticket in Queensland, as the representative of the Labor Left faction. She was elected to the Senate at the 2019 federal election in first position on the ALP ticket.

On 1 June 2022, Green was appointed as Special Envoy for the Great Barrier Reef by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Following the rise in antisemitic events on Australian university campuses in 2023–2024, especially those of the Group of Eight, Green chaired the Commission of Inquiry into Antisemitism at Australian Universities Bill 2024 of the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee, as part of their inquiry on antisemitism in Australian universities in 2024.

Following the re-election of the Albanese government in the 2025 federal election, Green was appointed as Assistant Minister for Tourism and Assistant Minister for Pacific Island Affairs, both of which are part of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Assistant Minister for Northern Australia, which is in the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts.