One Of The Most Enjoyable Things I

All Women Need Support When They're Having Their Babies And Their Little Families Are In Formation. I Have To Say I Have A Lot Of Concern About The Numbers Of Women - And Men, Now - Who Are Not Getting The Support That They Need. There Are Not The Families And The Communities Around That There Used To Be.

Yes, You Can Have It All, But Not All At The Same Time. Set Your Own Priorities, Trust Your Gut And Follow Your Heart.

One Of The Most Enjoyable Things I Do At Government House And When I Travel Around Australia Is To Talk With Children. I Tell Them About Our Parliamentary Democracy - And I Often Do That As I'm Walking Into An Executive Council Meeting Next Door!

The Aboriginal Women Leaders Of Papunya - The Papunya Artists - Performed A Dance For Me: The Honey Ant Dance. They'd Never Done It For Anyone Else. They Honoured Me With A Ceremonial Stick That Signifies The Story Of The Land.

For A Very Long Time Now I've Been Saying To Young Women, 'you Can Have It All, But Not All At The Same Time.' How Important It Is To Take Very Good Care Of Yourself, Of Your Mental And Physical And Spiritual Wellbeing; It's Hard To Do. It's Easier To Be A Workaholic Than To Have A Truly Balanced Life.