She's quite remarkable': Penny Wong awarded major prize for political leadership
Penny Wong does not always present as an inspirational political leader. She is calm rather than boisterous. She prefers privacy and understatement to publicity or hyperbole.
Born in Malaysia, Wong has risen to the top of Labor politics in a country where Parliament does not reflect the country even in gender, let alone in multiculturalism or sexuality.In her own telling, Wong did not pursue a seat in the lower house, where MPs are elected by voters directly, because she is Asian and gay. It could have put an otherwise winnable seat at risk, she has said, and would have had an untold impact on her and her family.
Wong, 50, says the horrific mass shooting in Christchurch last week has demonstrated the urgent need for political leadership that advocates and delivers unity. "I hope political leaders in Australia also recognise that unity is stronger than division and hope can triumph over fear."This is the leadership we need in Australia, indeed in all nations, if we are to restore faith in our democratic institutions and their representatives."
"She's maintained a high public profile, she's been able to initiate, innovate and do all sorts of things from that vantage point that would be quite tough by any reckoning."
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