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I have a lifelong devotion to public service.

I was raised on the values of speaking up and making a positive difference in a very political family that believed in the importance of public service.

I can assure you, public service is a stimulating, proud and lively enterprise. It is not just a way of life, it is a way to live fully.

My professional life has been about public service. My personal life I define very intently through my family.

As my parents taught me, by both words and deeds, a life of public services is as much a gift to the person who serves as it is to those he's serving.

I was raised in a family dedicated to public service.

In Australia, we cling on to whatever culture we have. We're such a multicultural country.

I've been so blessed to be part of a family that has dedicated its life to public service.

Another important aspect of our home was respect for ideas.

I value public service and I'm relatively good at organizing political causes.