Personal Life
Bannon's family suffered tragedy in 1959 when his brother was lost bushwalking in Wilpena Pound. Bannon's first wife was Supreme Court Justice Robyn Layton, with whom he had a daughter, Victoria. His second wife Angela is the mother of musician and television personality Dylan Lewis.
Bannon has been a fitness enthusiast and regular marathon runner throughout his life, but was diagnosed with cancer in 2007, for which he has undergone surgery and chemotherapy.
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