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Dec. 9th, 2007 12:48 amTwo interesting profiles of Senator Penny Wong, Minister for Climate Change and Water - SMH and The Age.
Over the course of last month's election she served as Labor's federal campaign spokeswoman, proving to be articulate and surefooted; on being asked anything about her private life, however, she gets tongue-tied.
She seems genuinely puzzled by the idea that anyone would be interested in the fact that she is Australia's first lesbian cabinet minister, and the first Asian-born cabinet minister, for that matter.
I think she's going to be one to watch, potential leadership material, if this country is grown up enough.
Over the course of last month's election she served as Labor's federal campaign spokeswoman, proving to be articulate and surefooted; on being asked anything about her private life, however, she gets tongue-tied.
She seems genuinely puzzled by the idea that anyone would be interested in the fact that she is Australia's first lesbian cabinet minister, and the first Asian-born cabinet minister, for that matter.
I think she's going to be one to watch, potential leadership material, if this country is grown up enough.
