MOST Australians would have encountered Paul Mercurio in one of his many guises: dancer, actor, movie star, TV chef, TV judge, beer brewer, all-round entertainer and nice guy. Nonetheless, it was probably still a surprise to many when it popped up in his latest role: Member of Parliament for the Victorian electorate of Hastings.
I met up with Mercurio MP at his new office, in a shopping square in Somerville on the Mornington Peninsula. I wanted to ask him the obvious question:
