Julie Bishop (Canberra)

The Deputy Leader of the Opposition Julie Bishop crushed The Chasers’ Chas Licciardello in a staring contest. Will Annabel be able to withstand the awesome power of Julie’s coriander and prawn risotto? Deputy Leader of the Opposition Julie Bishop has survived three bloody leadership battles, in turn serving Brendan Nelson, Malcolm Turnbull, and Tony Abbott. So what makes this Adelaide born blue-blood - known for her famous “death stare” - tick? Bishop discusses her childhood in the Adelaide Hills as the daughter of fifth generation cherry farmers, through to her rise as a Perth based corporate lawyer whose political awakening was forged by WA Inc. Over risotto and rosé Bishop talks about her friendships across the political divide, surviving embarrassing policy gaffes, and what it takes to outlast, out run and out manoeuvre her opponents. She also confesses to some truly unusual jogging behaviour, and to having run away, as a child, to join the Brownies.