When my dad became premier, I knew I had to behave in a certain way. My siblings and I were always aware that if anything negative did happen, there was a high chance it would be in the media. For me, that’s what happened when, in 2007, I got behind the wheel of my parents’ car after a night of drinking, had a crash, and became national news.

Dad has always been amazing, but that pressure from other people really played on me. He became premier when I was 12, and I spent my entire teenage life having that follow me around.

Nick Bracks in 2024. Credit: Arsineh Houspian

It’s one thing having a father as a politician and people knowing who he is and him having to deal with that. But it’s such a bizarre situation as a teenager, when you don’t really know who you........

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