'I suffered in silence': Gladys Liu reveals how she lived with a secret disability

The new Liberal MP held back tears as she talked about her experience as a migrant woman and single mother during her maiden speech to parliament.

Gladys Liu is congratulated by Prime Minister Scott Morrison after delivering her maiden speech.

Gladys Liu is congratulated by Prime Minister Scott Morrison after delivering her maiden speech. Source: AAP

The first Chinese-Australian woman elected to Australia's lower house has revealed she kept a disability secret for fear of the stigma in Asian communities.

You can read the full version of this story in English on SBS News here.


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By Rosemary Bolger
Presented by Chayada Powell
Source: SBS News, AAP

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'I suffered in silence': Gladys Liu reveals how she lived with a secret disability | SBS Thai