Background
Furner was born in Brisbane, Queensland and grew up a housing commission development in Chermside.
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Career
Since the 2015 Queensland state election, he has represented Ferny Grove in the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Initially working as a tradesman in the transport industry, he graduated from the Queensland University of Technology with an associate diploma of business with a major in industrial relations. Between 1989 and 2008 he worked as a union official for the Transport Workers" Union, the Queensland Police Union, and the National Union of Workers.
Furner held a range of positions within the Labor Party between 1996 and 2008.
He was elected to the Senate at the 2007 federal election as the third candidate of the Labor Party Senate ticket in Queensland. He was defeated at the 2013 federal election and his term ended on 30 June 2014.
He contested the seat of Ferny Grove representing Labor at the 2015 Queensland state election.
Membership
He was a Labor member of Australian Senate from 2008 to 2014, representing the state of Queensland.
