If you could change just one thing about Australia, what would it be?
Make healthcare truly universal again. There are many people who can’t afford to see a doctor or specialist.
What is the worst thing anyone has ever said to you?
“You have such a pretty face, what a pity you are in a wheelchair.”
What is the best thing that has ever happened to you?
My two boys. That’s two equal-best things!
Who or what do you see as the biggest threat to Australia?
Right now, it’s the Morrison government.
Which historical figure do you most admire and why?
Here’s two: Vincent Lingiari and Vida Goldstein. Both because they had the courage to fight for something without instant reward. In Vincent’s case it was workers’ and land rights, which he eventually achieved after a seven-year fight, and in Vida’s case it was women’s rights — she was one of the first women to stand for federal Parliament and stood five times, never winning but laying the groundwork for women into the future. I love Paul Kelly’s “From Little Things Big Things Grow”.
What would your final meal be?
Beer and hot chips.
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