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Raffaele Ciccone (born 1 November 1983) is an Australian politician who has served as Senator for Victoria since 2019. He is a member of the Labor Party and was appointed to the Senate following the resignation of Jacinta Collins, making him the 100th Senator to represent Victoria.
Ciccone lived with his parents and brother in the Melbourne suburb of Huntingdale. His parents immigrated to Australia from Italy, Pacentro a Little Village in Abruzzo, in the late 1960s.
He received his education at local Catholic primary schools, Christ Our Holy Redeemer Primary School, in Oakleigh East, then at Salesian College in Chadstone. Ciccone went on to pursue bachelor's degrees, in arts and commerce at Deakin University and the University of Melbourne. He joined the Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch) at the age of 16 when in high school.
Following graduation from university, Ciccone initially worked in financial planning. Then, he moved to industrial relations and employment law, becoming a senior official in the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA). The role allowed him to advocate for workers in the retail sector, including fast food and warehousing workers. Notably, this included convenience store workers who had been underpaid by 7-Eleven.
Ciccone was elected to the community health board of Link Health and Community (formerly MonashLink) in 2009 and served until 2019, including a term as Chair from December 2017.
Ciccone joined the Australian Labor Party in 2000 and, whilst studying, worked as a research officer to Senator the Hon. Jacinta Collins. As a party member, he eventually became the vice-president of the Australian Labor Party in Victoria. He was unsuccessful in his attempts in elections, at the Monash City Council elections of 2008 and 2016, and on Labor's Senate ticket in Victoria at the 2013 federal election. When Senator Collins announced she would not be contesting the seat at the 2019 federal election, it created a casual vacancy and Ciccone put his name forward for the position.
Ciccone was appointed to the Senate on 6 March 2019, taking Collins' place, making him the 100th Senator to represent Victoria. In the 46th Parliament of Australia, he served as Deputy Opposition Whip in the Senate and on the Parliament's Joint Standing Committees on Migration and on Treaties and became Chair of the Senate Select Committee on Temporary Migration.
From 2020 Ciccone has also served on the Joint Standing Committee on Trade and Investment and Growth. Ciccone was the vice-chair of the Australia-Italy Parliamentary Country Group. Since 2021, Ciccone has been a member of the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee and the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee.
Raff Ciccone
Raffaele Ciccone (born 1 November 1983) is an Australian politician who has served as Senator for Victoria since 2019. He is a member of the Labor Party and was appointed to the Senate following the resignation of Jacinta Collins, making him the 100th Senator to represent Victoria.
Ciccone lived with his parents and brother in the Melbourne suburb of Huntingdale. His parents immigrated to Australia from Italy, Pacentro a Little Village in Abruzzo, in the late 1960s.
He received his education at local Catholic primary schools, Christ Our Holy Redeemer Primary School, in Oakleigh East, then at Salesian College in Chadstone. Ciccone went on to pursue bachelor's degrees, in arts and commerce at Deakin University and the University of Melbourne. He joined the Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch) at the age of 16 when in high school.
Following graduation from university, Ciccone initially worked in financial planning. Then, he moved to industrial relations and employment law, becoming a senior official in the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA). The role allowed him to advocate for workers in the retail sector, including fast food and warehousing workers. Notably, this included convenience store workers who had been underpaid by 7-Eleven.
Ciccone was elected to the community health board of Link Health and Community (formerly MonashLink) in 2009 and served until 2019, including a term as Chair from December 2017.
Ciccone joined the Australian Labor Party in 2000 and, whilst studying, worked as a research officer to Senator the Hon. Jacinta Collins. As a party member, he eventually became the vice-president of the Australian Labor Party in Victoria. He was unsuccessful in his attempts in elections, at the Monash City Council elections of 2008 and 2016, and on Labor's Senate ticket in Victoria at the 2013 federal election. When Senator Collins announced she would not be contesting the seat at the 2019 federal election, it created a casual vacancy and Ciccone put his name forward for the position.
Ciccone was appointed to the Senate on 6 March 2019, taking Collins' place, making him the 100th Senator to represent Victoria. In the 46th Parliament of Australia, he served as Deputy Opposition Whip in the Senate and on the Parliament's Joint Standing Committees on Migration and on Treaties and became Chair of the Senate Select Committee on Temporary Migration.
From 2020 Ciccone has also served on the Joint Standing Committee on Trade and Investment and Growth. Ciccone was the vice-chair of the Australia-Italy Parliamentary Country Group. Since 2021, Ciccone has been a member of the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee and the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee.
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