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Massey joined the Greens after the [[2019 Australian federal election|2019 federal election]].<ref name="bio" /> Prior to becoming a Brisbane city council member, she worked at the [[City of Ipswich|Ipswich]] City Council delivering and implementing policy. She ran to become a city council member for the [[Central Ward (City of Brisbane)|Central Ward]] in the [[2020 Queensland local elections|2020 local elections]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Not a Career Politician – Jonathan Sriranganathan announces arts worker Trina Massey as Gabba Ward replacement.|url=https://westender.com.au/not-a-career-politician-jonathan-sriranganathan-announces-arts-worker-trina-massey-as-gabba-ward-replacement/|last=Hammond|first=Ned|publisher=Westender|date=26 March 2023|access-date=30 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Electorate: Central|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/bcc/2020/guide/cent/|website=ABC News|publisher=ABC Corporation|accessdate=30 June 2025}}</ref> She became a member of the Brisbane City Council after Sriranganathan resigned in 2023 after being selected through an internal election by the Greens.<ref name="westender" /><ref>{{Cite news|title=Greens councillor Jonathan Sriranganathan to step down from Brisbane's Gabba Ward, Trina Massey announced as replacement|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-26/qld-jonathan-sri-quits-bne-council-trina-massey-to-replace-him/102146768|publisher=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]|date=26 March 2023|access-date=29 June 2025}}</ref> She is the first queer woman of color to hold office in [[Queensland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://qnews.com.au/trina-massey-to-make-history-as-gabba-wards-new-councillor/|title=Trina Massey to make history as Gabba Ward’s new councillor|last=Woodall|first=Nate|publisher=Q News|date=30 March 2023|access-date=30 June 2025}}</ref> |
Massey joined the Greens after the [[2019 Australian federal election|2019 federal election]].<ref name="bio" /> Prior to becoming a Brisbane city council member, she worked at the [[City of Ipswich|Ipswich]] City Council delivering and implementing policy. She ran to become a city council member for the [[Central Ward (City of Brisbane)|Central Ward]] in the [[2020 Queensland local elections|2020 local elections]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Not a Career Politician – Jonathan Sriranganathan announces arts worker Trina Massey as Gabba Ward replacement.|url=https://westender.com.au/not-a-career-politician-jonathan-sriranganathan-announces-arts-worker-trina-massey-as-gabba-ward-replacement/|last=Hammond|first=Ned|publisher=Westender|date=26 March 2023|access-date=30 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Electorate: Central|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/bcc/2020/guide/cent/|website=ABC News|publisher=ABC Corporation|accessdate=30 June 2025}}</ref> She became a member of the Brisbane City Council after Sriranganathan resigned in 2023 after being selected through an internal election by the Greens.<ref name="westender" /><ref>{{Cite news|title=Greens councillor Jonathan Sriranganathan to step down from Brisbane's Gabba Ward, Trina Massey announced as replacement|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-26/qld-jonathan-sri-quits-bne-council-trina-massey-to-replace-him/102146768|publisher=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]|date=26 March 2023|access-date=29 June 2025}}</ref> She is the first queer woman of color to hold office in [[Queensland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://qnews.com.au/trina-massey-to-make-history-as-gabba-wards-new-councillor/|title=Trina Massey to make history as Gabba Ward’s new councillor|last=Woodall|first=Nate|publisher=Q News|date=30 March 2023|access-date=30 June 2025}}</ref> |
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She has criticised the removal of homeless encampments from the Brisbane area, describing them as "cruel and hypocritical".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://au.news.yahoo.com/not-cool-crackdown-homeless-tents-224336385.html|title=‘Not cool’: Crackdown on homeless tents|last=Feiam|first=Alexandra|publisher=Newswire via Yahoo News|date=12 March 2025|access-date=6 July 2025}}</ref> |
She has criticised the removal of homeless encampments from the Brisbane area, describing the removals as "cruel and hypocritical".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://au.news.yahoo.com/not-cool-crackdown-homeless-tents-224336385.html|title=‘Not cool’: Crackdown on homeless tents|last=Feiam|first=Alexandra|publisher=Newswire via Yahoo News|date=12 March 2025|access-date=6 July 2025}}</ref> |
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Massey briefly took a hiatus from political campaigning in 2024 after she helped MP and fellow Greens member [[Amy MacMahon]] after she was seriously injured in a car crash in 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13313233/Greens-MP-Amy-MacMahon-return-Queensland-parliament-badly-injured-crash.html|title=Greens MP Amy MacMahon makes emotional return to Queensland parliament two months after she was badly injured in a horror smash|last=Barton|first=Fraser|publisher=Australian AP via Daily Mail|date=16 April 2024|access-date=5 July 2025}}</ref> |
Massey briefly took a hiatus from political campaigning in 2024 after she helped MP and fellow Greens member [[Amy MacMahon]] after she was seriously injured in a car crash in 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13313233/Greens-MP-Amy-MacMahon-return-Queensland-parliament-badly-injured-crash.html|title=Greens MP Amy MacMahon makes emotional return to Queensland parliament two months after she was badly injured in a horror smash|last=Barton|first=Fraser|publisher=Australian AP via Daily Mail|date=16 April 2024|access-date=5 July 2025}}</ref> |
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