About Me

For more than 25 years, the Illawarra has been my home - a place where I’ve lived, worked, and raised my family.

My family come from humble beginnings, and I was taught the values that guide me today: honesty, hard work, and responsibility to others. These principles shape my approach to politics.

I entered public life to be a voice for those too often unheard: people facing challenges with housing, disability, health, or financial insecurity. Before being elected to Parliament in 2025, I worked on the frontlines of advocacy, for government and in the not-for-profit sector, including:

  • Leading one of Australia’s largest disability service providers to deliver better outcomes for people with disability

  • Driving programs for women’s health, gender equality, domestic violence prevention, and First Nations engagement

  • Fighting for justice as a lawyer through public interest test cases and pushing for important law reform.

Every role has strengthened my belief that real change starts with listening and acting. That’s the approach I bring to Parliament every day.

Group of five four people, and Carol Berry MP, standing in front of a blue background with the words 'Celebrating Australian Citizenship.' One woman in the center is holding a certificate and smiling.
A group of eight people, including Carol Berry MP, wearing safety vests and hard hats standing inside an industrial facility.
A group of people wearing gray shirts with the 'Every Child' logo and website, attending a presentation or speech outdoors near a fence and a building with a sign that says 'Excellence Respect'. Carol Berry MP is speaking to the crowd.
Carol Berry MP, a woman with shoulder-length brown hair, smiling, wearing a black blazer and white blouse, kneeling next to a yellow Labrador Retriever dog outdoors on a stone pathway surrounded by greenery and trees.