Author: Joan Kirner

Quotes

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

- Joan Kirner

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.

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.

- Joan Kirner

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

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

- Joan Kirner

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.

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.

- Joan Kirner

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?

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?

- Joan Kirner

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