Ariana Doolan

Ariana Doolan
MP
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Pumicestone
Incumbent
Assumed office
26 October 2024
Preceded byAli King
Personal details
Born (2002-01-31) 31 January 2002 (age 24)
PartyLiberal National
EducationGlasshouse Christian College
Alma materGriffith University

Ariana Doolan (born 31 January 2002) is an Australian politician in the state of Queensland. Doolan is a state MP for the electoral district of Pumicestone in Queensland's south-eastern region. She was elected at the 2024 state election (26 October) and is the youngest female MP in the state's history.

Early life

Doolan was born to Yonell and Fenton Doolan. Both her parents are teachers and work in education in the Moreton Bay area. Doolan has stated that her grandparents fled South Africa during the apartheid era. Her mother is South African/Indian whose grandparents fled to Australia and her father was born to Irish grandparents.

She attended Hercules Road State School in Kippa-Ring and Glasshouse Christian College in Beerwah, and from a young age was involved in her families newsagency. After announced as the winner of the Pumicestone electorate Doolan told The Courier-Mail she was subject to racial bullying at school, being called the N-word.

In 2019, Doolan starred in Australian comedy TV series Lunatics on Netflix. The following year she produced and directed a tourism commercial with Robert Irwin and Baz Luhrmann's daughter Lily. She worked as a teachers aide at Redcliffe State High School.

Doolan is currently studying at Griffith University and resides in Beachmere with her parents.

Political career

Upon graduating school in 2019, at 18-years-old, Doolan became a Youth Parliament member, when announced as the Youth Member for Glass House. Doolan served as a Youth Member from the start to the end of 2020. She indicated that inspiration for applying to the youth model parliament was to gain experience potentially to become a politician. Doolan worked as an Assistant Electorate Officer to Glass House MP Andrew Powell in late 2023.

By March 2024, it was revealed that Doolan was the Liberal National (LNP) candidate for the seat of Pumicestone. In early November 2024, it was announced that Doolan had won the seat by around 290 votes, becoming the youngest female state MP in Queensland.

Filmography

Year Title Role References
2019 Lunatics Rashish [citation needed]

References

  1. ↑ "Member Details | Queensland Parliament".
  2. 1 2 Strohfeldt, Catherine (1 November 2024). "Meet south-east Queensland's new faces in state parliament". Brisbane Times. Nine Entertainment.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Lang, Kylie (2 November 2024). "'I worked hard to get here – they won't bully me'". The Courier-Mail. News Corp Australia. p. 13. ISSN 1322-5235.
  4. 1 2 3 "Meet the LNP candidate for Pumicestone – Ariana Doolan". islandandsurrounds.com.au. The Local. 2 April 2024.
  5. ↑ "Why Ariana is "ready for this job"". Moreton Daily. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "'Lunatics' Cast on Netflix: Here's the One Name You Need to Know". Decider. News Corp Australia. 22 April 2019.
  7. 1 2 Goodwin, Aaron (11 January 2024). "Full list revealed: South-east Qld's most inspirational under-25s". The Courier-Mail. News Corp Australia.
  8. ↑ "Why Ariana is "ready for this job"". Moreton Daily. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  9. ↑ "State's youngest ever female MP brings a breath of fresh air". The Australian. News Corp Australia. 29 October 2024.
  10. 1 2 3 "Introducing Ariana Doolan, the new Youth Member for Glass House". 1015fm.com.au. 14 March 2020.
  11. 1 2 "Ariana Doolan – LinkedIn". LinkedIn.
  12. ↑ Bennett, Stephanie (11 March 2024). "Qld election 2024: LNP to run female candidates in half of winnable seats". The Courier-Mail. News Corp Australia.
  13. ↑ "Pumicestone – QLD Election 2024". ABC News. 8 November 2024.