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NewsColony Health boss Greg Hunt reveals how his tumultuous childhood made him the man he is today  Federal health minister Greg Hunt has shared a deeply personal insight into his turbulent early years and growing up with a mother suffering from mental illness.  He has previously opened up about his late mother Kathinka’s long battle with bipolar disorder and time spent in and out of mental institutions. But the man leading the government’s fight against coronavirus hasn’t spoken about the traumatic childhood memories of his mother- until now. One of his earliest vivid memories is of her chasing him around the kitchen table with a carving knife. Federal Greg Hunt (pictured as a boy with his mum) has opened up about his mother Kathinka’s battle with bipolar disorder ‘She was laughing at the time. It was sort of funny with a bit of an edge, (and I was thinking) I better keep moving. I’m not going to test out being caught,’ Mr Hunt recalled the Sunday Mail . H...