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 ask 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 Education Minister Jason Clare.

How did you get your big break?
I owe so much to the teachers I had at Cabramatta Public School and Canley Vale High. They didn’t just teach me how to read and write, they helped me see what might be possible.

What are your daily news media habits?
Read the papers online.

Which living person do you most admire?
My mum.

Your guilty streaming pleasure?
Love is Blind on Netflix.

Which phrase do you overuse?
“Jack, be careful!”

What did you want to do when you grew up?
Become a policeman.