While Melbourne and Sydney fight about who wears Australia’s cultural crown, Canberra just gets on with it. – Judy Horacek
I think older women’s voices are the most hated voices in the world – whether it’s because people are reminded of their mothers or what, I don’t know. – Judy Horacek
The hardest thing about living in Canberra is that almost everyone who doesn’t live here asks: ‘Why on earth would you live in Canberra?’ Loudly, and in a way they would never use to discuss anywhere else. And they never listen to the answer. – Judy Horacek
Canberra was my home for many years, and there’s a lot to love about it. It has a small population with a strong sense of community and is top-heavy with interesting, highly educated, socially progressive people – the opposite of the stereotypical image of dull public servants. – Judy Horacek
In Hell all the messages you ever left on answering machines will be played back to you. – Judy Horacek
It really gets on my goat that people keep quoting Dorothea Mackellar’s ‘My Country’ as proof that there is no such thing as climate change. A poem written more than 100 years ago by a homesick 19 year old versus an ever-increasing body of refereed scientific thought… hmm, hard to know which way to jump, really. – Judy Horacek
My cartoons haven’t been about the politics of the day or about the personalities; I’m more interested in campaigning about the issues. – Judy Horacek
That’s a lot of words about the weather, but in Canberra you can’t help but be aware of the seasons, and there is something wonderful about that. Okay, so there’s a distinct lack of beach, but aside from that, the place grows on you. – Judy Horacek
I’m not interested in showing a politician falling over; it’s about the issue and making people think differently about that. – Judy Horacek
