Career
At the, she led the Family First Party, standing unsuccessfully as its lead Senate candidate in South Australia. As of March 2015, Mason is the coordinator of the Ngaanyatjarra, Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara Women"s Council (NPYWC). Mason is the daughter of Ben Mason, an Aboriginal Christian pastor involved in the founding of the Aboriginal Evangelical Fellowship, she was born in Subiaco, Western Australia.
She grew up in Western Australia before her family moved to Adelaide, South Australia in 1979.
After completing her secondary education she was awarded a Netball Scholarship at the Australian Institute of Sport and moved to Canberra for two years. On her return to Adelaide, Mason studied for a Bachelor of Arts degree in Aboriginal Affairs and Public Administration.
She graduated in 1988, and from 1989 onwards she worked on housing and employment programs with the South Australian Public Service. In 1999, Mason commenced a Bachelor of Laws Degree at the University of Adelaide.
She unsuccessfully contested the 2004 Australian Federal Election as the party"s South Australian lead Australian Senate candidate.
