Career
Seaton was born in Portuguese Moresby, Papua New Guinea and educated at Woodford School, Solomon Islands, Wenona School, North Sydney and the University of Sydney, where she received a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Archaeology. She worked in the television industry from 1983 to 1987. She was Press Secretary for the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council, Ted Pickering, from 1987 to 1988.
She worked for Premier Nick Greiner from 1988 to 1992 and Premier John Fahey in 1992.
She worked in Canberra as Adviser and Programme Director for the Leader of the Federal Opposition, John Hewson from 1992 to 1993.
