Allegra Spender left her mother’s world of fashion to enter politics like her father. Here, she details how life has changed, and why she’s making paid parental leave a firm focus. |SUNDAY LIFE JBirdRocker
swapped her life in the family business for a world of politics, she left behind her role as managing director of the fashion empire founded by her late mother, Carla Zampatti. Elected as the member for Wentworth, in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, Allegra is part of a new wave of politicians who put climate, government integrity and women’s issues high on the agenda.
The success of the teal candidates is an indication of changing times. Could you have ever predicted such a swing yourself? of Wentworth’s perspectives heard on national issues. I am in the middle of a great balancing act and it’s all about re-arranging life to try to make it work. I still have young children [aged six, eight and nine]. I am not quite the deer in the headlights but I feel like I am on a vertical learning curve.Climate change is an important one: local action on fuel efficiency so we can increase electric vehicles, plus the end of fossil fuel subsidies.
How are you juggling motherhood and politics, and what sort of advice have other people given you about striking this balance? I’d ask him advice about the changing world and how Australia can set itself up for the new phase. What I admire about my grandfather and father is that when they disagreed with their party, they weren’t afraid to speak up. They maintained their independence.Dad crossed the floor on issues and was unpopular within his party about various things, but in retrospect I think he is very proud that he spoke up when he thought it was right. I take a lot of solace from that.
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