Cathy McGowan on politics, humility and Tony Abbott’s ‘disrespectful’ treatment of Gillard

‘The big picture in politics is all very well but what I know from my time as an MP is that, as an independent, I maintained a sharp focus on my electorate and tried not to allow the larger political debates and big-party controversies that constantly occupy the media’s attention to inhabit my mental space or direct my behaviour.’

Read the full article in The Guardian.