Barbara Robson lives in Ainslie, Canberra, and might be described as a government boffin (see
http://www.clw.csiro.au/staff/RobsonB).
Her SF work has appeared in Antipodean SF, Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine, Visions, and Borderlands.
Her story, "Lizzy Lou" from Borderlands #3 will be reprinted in "The Years' Best Fantasy 5", edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer in 2005.
Her story "Absolution", from ASIM #15, was nominated for a 2004 Aurealis Award.
She has also been nominated for a "Best New Talent" Ditmar this year.