White Lotus, A Star is Born and Miley Cyrus: How Senator Sarah Henderson entertains herself

Welcome to Quick Q – Monday Media’s weekly series dedicated to finding out more about the personalities that matter most in the media landscape.

Each week, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age asks figures across corporate media, business, sport, federal politics, radio, television and culture to answer questions about their lives, careers, hobbies and news habits.

This week’s conversation is with Sarah Henderson, former journalist and opposition communications spokesperson. She is currently the opposition spokesperson for education.

How did you get your big break?
I’ve been lucky to get a number of big breaks throughout my career – from my first TV news presenting job to working as a lawyer in New York to my election to the House of Representatives and then the Senate.

What are daily news media habits?
In this 24/7 online world, I read and watch as much as I can, day and night.

Which living person do you most admire?
The selfless quiet achievers who do so much for their community without the accolades.

Your guilty streaming pleasure
I’ve just finished watching White Lotus on Binge. I can’t wait for the next series of Morning Wars on AppleTV+.

Which phrase do you overuse?
“This is a disgrace” , because there are so many disgraceful decisions being made by the Albanese Labor government.

What did you want to do when you grew up?
In primary school, inspired by my father who was such a caring and hard-working local solicitor, I wanted to be a magistrate.