The Government Must Do All It Can

I Come Here Not As A Polished Politician But As A Woman Who Has Had Her Fair Share Of Life's Knocks.

It Is Refreshing To Be Able To Express My Views Without Having To Toe A Party Line. It Has Got Me Into Trouble On The Odd Occasion, But I Am Not Going To Stop Saying What I Think.

My View On Issues Is Based On Common Sense, And My Experience As A Mother Of Four Children, As A Sole Parent, And As A Businesswoman Running A Fish And Chip Shop.

Governments Must Give To All Those Who Have Hit Life's Hurdles The Chance To Rebuild And Have A Future.

We Have Lost All Our Big Australian Industries And Icons, Including Qantas When It Sold 25 Per Cent Of Its Shares And A Controlling Interest To British Airways.