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" A lot of young women ask me, 'Can you go into politics and maintain your ideals?' Well, I think you can. You might not, in any one interview, tell the whole truth, but to deliberately deceive the public who've elected you is totally unacceptable. "

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" To have been the first woman premier of Victoria was not only a great opportunity but also a great chance to say to the young women of Victoria - Liberal or Labor - 'You can do it, too.' "

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" 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'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. "

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

" I've never had any problem with criticism. I've given a lot, and I've copped a lot. But I believe I've got a role to play by insisting that women be judged by their contribution - not somebody's view of what they should be about. "

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

" Mum was an absolutely determined woman. She was determined I would have a good education, and they went without all sorts of things to ensure it. "

" 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? "

" Going across the Tannai Desert was one of the spookiest experiences I've ever had. Not driving during the day; that was fine. And so we camped in an old sort of truck siding, I think. And the silence. The eerie silence and then a dingo howling, and it was just so spooky. I didn't sleep all night. "

" I have severe osteoporosis. Your bones start to collapse. "

" I used to get into the government car and switch on Chopin or someone I liked to hear at the end of a parliamentary day. "

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

" Isn't that what we come into politics for? To say to people: 'You can do it, too - there is a chance to serve your community. There is a chance to shape it co-operatively and democratically, without fear or favour.' And that is what I tried to do. "