Jo-Ann Miller
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Jo-Ann Roslyn Miller is an Australia
Australia
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n politician. She was parliamentary secretary from 2001 to 2006 but then stood down to the back bench. She has been an Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
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 member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Queensland Legislative Assembly
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 since February 2000, representing the electorate of Bundamba
Electoral district of Bundamba
The Electorate of Bundamba is a Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral division in the state of Queensland, Australia.The electorate encompasses suburbs in the east and south-east of the City of Ipswich local government area...

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Miller entered parliament in a 2000 by-election upon the resignation of the former member for Bundamba, Bob Gibbs
Bob Gibbs
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. http://www.teambeattie.com/01_cms/details.asp?ID=123 Bundamba is considered a safe seat for the Labor Party, and Miller was easily re-elected at the 2001, 2004 and 2006 state elections.

Widely known for standing up for her community and for working people , she is very popular in her electorate and is strongly supported by the Trade Union Movement. She has, however, expressed her support of continued discrimination against same-sex couples to vote against the Labor Party's proposal to introduce Civil Unions in Queensland.

Miller's office is located in the Goodna Shopping Centre.
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