It was a wonderful opportunity to blend her rural background, her work on the Board of the
National Rural Women’s Coalition and Network and TWAL for all those affected by the challenges and issues faced in rural and remote Australia, such as telecommunications, access to health care and emergency services, the cost of transport which adds to the cost of living among other topics. And how it often is a reflection on those making the decisions or policies not having a complete or reasonable understanding of the implementation and flow-on effect for the people they are supposedly making these policies for, that causes the less than efficient result.