Katherine Copsey is an Australian politician who is a member of the

Victorian Legislative Council The Victorian Legislative Council (VLC) is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Victoria, Australia, the lower house being the Legislative Assembly. Both houses sit at Parliament House in Spring Street, Melbourne. The Legislative Co ...

for the

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, representing the

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. She was elected at the

2022 Victorian state election The 2022 Victorian state election was held on Saturday, 26 November 2022 to elect the 60th Parliament of Victoria. All 88 seats in the Legislative Assembly (lower house) and all 40 seats in the Legislative Council (upper house) were up for el ...

. Prior to entering Parliament, Copsey was a planning and environment lawyer and community organiser. She advocates for increased policies to mitigate

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, reforms to support the interests of renters, and the construction of affordable housing.

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