She grew up near Yass in southern New South Wales, daughter of Greg Cusack (born 1930), a former Australian motor racing and motor rally champion. She joined the Young Liberals while studying Economics at Sydney University and was elected their first female president in 1985. Cusack worked for Greiner government minister Virginia Chadwick in the Community Services and Education portfolios. She left in 1992 to work in the private sector, moving to the NSW Far North Coast in 2000 following the appointment of her husband to the Northern Rivers Area Health Service.
She grew up near Yass in southern New South Wales, daughter of Greg Cusack (born 1930), a former Australian motor racing and motor rally champion.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
She
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
grow
grew
VERB
VBD
compound:prt
up
up
ADP
RP
case
near
near
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Yass
Yass
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
southern
southern
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
New
New
ADJ
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
South
South
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
Wales
Wales
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
parataxis
Number=Sing
daughter
daughter
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Greg
Greg
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Cusack
Cusack
PROPN
NNP
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
bear
born
VERB
VBN
obl:tmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1930
1930
NUM
CD
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
former
former
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
Australian
Australian
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
motor
motor
NOUN
NN
compound
Number=Sing
racing
racing
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
compound
Number=Sing
motor
motor
NOUN
NN
conj
Number=Sing
rally
rally
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
champion
champion
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
She joined the Young Liberals while studying Economics at Sydney University and was elected their first female president in 1985.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
She
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
join
joined
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
Young
Young
ADJ
NNP
obj
Number=Plur
Liberals
Liberals
PROPN
NNPS
mark
while
while
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
study
studying
VERB
VBG
obj
Number=Plur
economics
Economics
NOUN
NNS
case
at
at
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
Sydney
Sydney
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
University
University
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
conj
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
elect
elected
VERB
VBN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
first
first
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
female
female
ADJ
JJ
xcomp
Number=Sing
president
president
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1985
1985
NUM
CD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Cusack worked for Greiner government minister Virginia Chadwick in the Community Services and Education portfolios.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Cusack
Cusack
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
work
worked
VERB
VBD
case
for
for
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
Greiner
Greiner
PROPN
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
government
government
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
minister
minister
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
Virginia
Virginia
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Chadwick
Chadwick
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
Community
Community
PROPN
NNP
compound
Number=Plur
Service
Services
PROPN
NNPS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Education
Education
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Plur
portfolio
portfolios
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
She left in 1992 to work in the private sector, moving to the NSW Far North Coast in 2000 following the appointment of her husband to the Northern Rivers Area Health Service.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
She
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
leave
left
VERB
VBD
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1992
1992
NUM
CD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
work
work
VERB
VB
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
private
private
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
sector
sector
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
move
moving
VERB
VBG
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
NSW
NSW
PROPN
NNP
amod
Degree=Pos
Far
Far
ADJ
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
North
North
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
Coast
Coast
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
2000
2000
NUM
CD
case
VerbForm=Ger
follow
following
VERB
VBG
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
appointment
appointment
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
nmod
Number=Sing
husband
husband
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
Northern
Northern
ADJ
NNP
compound
Number=Plur
River
Rivers
PROPN
NNPS
compound
Number=Sing
Area
Area
PROPN
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
Health
Health
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
Service
Service
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.