I Support Affirmative Action. I Support Special

I Think We Have To Keep Working Enormously Hard To See That Every Single Indigenous Child - Every Australian Child - Has True Equality Of Opportunity. Weve Got To Work Harder At It. I Think, You Know, The Heartland Issue For Us Is The Gap; The Gap In Life Expectancy In This Country.

I Think There's A Very Clear Recognition And Understanding That The Progress Of Women In Business At The Very Highest Decision-making Levels Is Too Slow. This Is A Discussion That's Going On In Every Country Around The World, Actually.

Again And Again, I Learn How Much Friendship Enriches My Life, Bringing Warmth, Assurance, Humour, Inspiration, A Sense Of Security. It Depends On Honesty, Trust, Loyalty. It's About Giving. It's For Sharing The Good Times, But Also The Tough Times, Hurt, Grief, Sadness.

My Mother Played The Piano And My Father The Violin, I Can Remember My Dad Teaching Me How To Waltz; I Had My Feet On His, My Mother Playing The Piano, And My Husband Will Tell You The Lessons Weren't Very Successful.

We All Go Back To Our Roots. My Father Went To The Central West, Went To Ilfracombe In 1919. He Was The Manager Of The Wool Scour There. And, Ilfracombe Was Right At The Heart Of Australia's Great Wool Industry, And My Mother Was A Teacher At Winton.