Personal Life
Hockey is married to investment banker Melissa Babbage and has three children, Xavier, Adelaide and Ignatius. Hockey has ventured the Kokoda Track and has climbed Mt Kilimanjaro to raise funds for medical equipment. In February 2010, Hockey appeared on the television program Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation where he was involved in a segment that required him to hold up a tutu and wave a magic wand which attracted criticism from Treasurer Wayne Swan. Hockey was the first Australian politician invited on to the show. He plays rugby union and is a loosehead prop.
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