I'm a workaholic. I would not pretend to be anything else. I rarely go to bed before one o'clock in the morning. I might kind of have a spa between half-past twelve and one and relax, and that's when I do my thinking, or my non-thinking. That's when I have a bit of space for myself.

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Men are rarely questioned on their spouses or their partners, and nor should they be. And the question to ask is why is this done to women?

It's okay, when we as women are in a serving role. But it's not okay, it appears, still, when we have full access to power.

I have severe osteoporosis. Your bones start to collapse.

I was very happy being education minister and deputy to John Cain.

I tried chemo, but chemo and I didn't agree, so we didn't persist.

Dad was a great advocate for social justice and a very quiet advocate of the essential Labor values.