Politics is a funny business. I never thought, when I first walked on to this precinct as a junior journalist running errands for Duncan Garner and Mark Sainsbury, that I'd be an MP, let alone sit around the Cabinet table. So I want to acknowledge Phil Goff, our former leader, who hired me in his media team. I also served a short stint as his chief press secretary. When preparing for a media interview, Phil, without fail, would ask, "Yeah—now, what I really need is everything on that topic."