, ▁Melbourne - based ▁media ▁person ality ▁Kate ▁Lang bro ek , ▁grew ▁up ▁as ▁the ▁only ▁two ▁children ▁of ▁Je hov ah ' s ▁Wit ness es . ▁His ▁family ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁Australia ▁in ▁mid ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁just ▁months ▁after ▁his ▁birth . ▁The ▁family ▁travel led ▁around ▁rural ▁Queensland ▁where ▁Lang bro ek ▁Sr ▁worked ▁at ▁various ▁schools . ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁A ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁Sun ny bank ▁State ▁High ▁School , ▁he ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁study ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Queensland , ▁receiving ▁an ▁hon ours ▁degree ▁in ▁dent al ▁science . ▁At ▁university ▁he ▁showed ▁no ▁early ▁sign ▁of ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁politics , ▁describing ▁his ▁student ▁days ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Queensland ▁as ▁being ▁" t oga ▁parties , ▁Lac ost e ▁sh ir ts ▁and ▁university ▁jap es ". ▁ ▁He ▁finished ▁his ▁degree ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁and ▁depart ed ▁for ▁London ▁where ▁he ▁met ▁his ▁wife ▁St ace y . ▁ ▁Lang bro ek ▁entered ▁politics ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁when ▁he ▁stood ▁as ▁the ▁Liberal ▁candidate ▁in ▁the ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁by - e lection ▁for ▁Sur fers ▁Parad ise . ▁The ▁by - e lection ▁was ▁triggered ▁by ▁the ▁res ignation ▁of ▁the ▁previous ▁member , ▁former ▁National ▁Party ▁Premier ▁Rob ▁Bor b idge ▁who ▁had ▁just ▁led ▁the ▁Co al ition ▁to ▁a ▁lands lide ▁defeat ▁in ▁the ▁general ▁election ▁earlier ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 .