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Q&A with Senator Joanna Lindgren

byStaff writers
8 April 2016 - Updated on 1 April 2021
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Senator Joanna Lindgren

Religion and politics: LNP senator for Queensland.

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Senator Joanna Lindgren
Religion and politics: LNP senator for Queensland.

Senator Joanna Lindgren, the first Queensland LNP indigenous woman in the Senate, is the great-niece of the late, Senator Neville Bonner, who was the first indigenous Australian to sit in any parliament. She is a Catholic who attended St Mark’s Catholic Primary School, Inala; Brigidine College, Indooroopilly; and St Peter Claver College, Riverview. She has been a member of the Senate since last May.

Q. What did you want to be as a child? 

A: An RAAF pilot.

Q. What question do you hate to answer?

A: I hate having to answer the question “How much did you spend today?” – always asked by my husband after I go shopping. All jokes aside, I hate being asked questions that question my values and beliefs.

Q. How do you express your faith in politics?

A: I have mentioned my Catholic faith in my maiden speech and in a number of speeches in the Senate. I have said that religion doesn’t necessarily influence my political views, but it has shaped the person I am today.

Q. What issues should be at top of the list for Catholics in Queensland? 

A: Same-sex marriage, Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act, the increased influence of non-Christian views shaping our modern society and democracy, ideologies that are extremist and non-peaceful, intolerance of those who disagree with you.

Q: When do you really need to turn to prayer?

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A: At night and just before I travel. I find prayer is calming and peaceful.

Q: Favourite saint or religious figure and why?

A: St Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals. I am an RSPCA ambassador and I deeply believe that the treatment of animals gives you an insight into how well society is going. For me, animals give me such pleasure and, like prayer, they are calming. I have a statue of St Francis at my front door protecting my house and animals.

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