Will the new Shadow Health spokesperson have the same “killer instinct” as Ashton Hurn? Mike Smithson unpacks the new Liberal Party lineup and ponders life at the top with children in tow.

A young mother running a major political party, which is entering its most challenging election period ever, comes with a multitude of day-to-day challenges including emotions surrounding the horrific Bondi massacre.

The Liberal’s 34-year-old Ashton Hurn has just completed her first week as leader of the SA party whilst also juggling the needs of a 19-month-old toddler, who is undoubtedly less engaged in politics than his mum.

But who knows?

Young Rupert may grow up with everything required to be a future Prime Minister of Australia.

His mother has lived and breathed politics for much of her adult life and his father, Adam, is also highly connected in the upper echelons of political wheeling and dealings.

This past week Hurn has needed to juggle her massive and ever-increasing workload, but, at least, she now has a government-supplied limo and driver, courtesy of her official position as Opposition Leader.

What may be a first for SA politics is a booster seat fitted to the new taxpayer-funded VW Touareg which will travel countless kilometres between her Barossa Valley home and electorate, North Terrace and just about every corner of our vast state.

Hurn is the state’s first female leader to be in this unique position and is just as committed to motherhood as she is trying to win an election.

The Premier and his wife Annabel also know........

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