Anne was the Chief of Staff for Bob Katter for over 6 years from 2013 during his pivotal role in Julia Gillard's minority government. Prior to her Chief of Staff role, Anne was a communication consultant to AECOM and manager of community services for Carpentaria shire council, and was number two at Cassowary coast shire

In 2018, Anne swam the English channel , prompting Bob Katter to joke about not knowing if his chief of staff was “dead or alive” during the gruelling swim. Anne has also been recognised and won many impressive prizes including the Humanities Prize and was the overall Winner of the National Award for Excellence, Awarded by the Prime Minister for her role in the ‘Domestic Violence — It’s Not Our Game’ project.