Joan Kirner Quotes

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

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

I have severe osteoporosis. Your bones start to collapse.

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?

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.