Brett Raguse

Brett Blair Raguse (born 24 March 1960) is an Australian politician. He has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since November 2007, representing the electorate of Forde. Raguse was born in Queensland, and began his career as an apprentice in the printing industry. He later studied education at Griffith University, and worked as a teacher, subsequently rising to become director of the Morningside and I... more

Brett Blair Raguse (born 24 March 1960) is an Australian politician. He has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since November 2007, representing the electorate of Forde. Raguse was born in Queensland, and began his career as an apprentice in the printing industry. He later studied education at Griffith University, and worked as a teacher, subsequently rising to become director of the Morningside and Ithaca TAFE campuses. He returned to the private sector for a period, operating a small business and working for private education provider Quantm College. He briefly returned to the newspaper industry before entering politics, establishing the Riverland News and publishing the Beaudesert Shire News. He later worked as a ministerial adviser for state ministers Desley Boyle and John Mickel and as a staffer for backbencher Barbara Stone. Raguse was the Labor candidate for the safe National seat of Beaudesert at the 2006 state election, losing to... less