Ali France reveals her dying son's plea - and the shocking claim that spurred her to achieve the unthinkable and oust Opposition Leader Peter Dutton from his seat

Ali France has revealed the inspiring words her eldest lad told her earlier helium died from leukaemia astatine conscionable 19 years old.

Ms France has suffered galore adversities successful her beingness - including a life-threatening clang that resulted successful the nonaccomplishment of her leg, the decease of her ex-husband and past her teenage lad conscionable months later.

But connected May 3 she claimed triumph over Peter Dutton for the Brisbane spot of Dickson, to oust the Opposition Leader from parliament. It was her 3rd effort against the antheral who had been the section MP for 24 years.

In an interrogation with 60 Minutes connected Sunday, the Ms France revealed she astir gave up connected authorities erstwhile her eldest son, Henry, was diagnosed with leukemia successful November 2022 while helium was completing his HSC.

'I said to him, 'Well, I won't beryllium moving successful Dickson again' … and helium was conscionable truthful aggravated astir that,' Ms France recalled.

'He said, 'Do not marque maine the excuse for you not doing important stuff'. And this is important stuff.'

Henry and his younger member Zac, some played integral roles successful her predetermination campaigns.

However, galore critics accused Ms France during the caller run of trying to usage her son's decease to summation leverage against Mr Dutton.

'[People person said] that I'm utilizing my lad for governmental purposes. That I'm disgraceful due to the fact that I'm talking astir him and I'm a campaigner successful politics,' Ms France said.

'I'll ne'er halt talking astir Henry, never. The time that I halt talking astir Henry is the time I articulation him.'

Henry had been an avid protagonist of the Labor Party and his parent done 2 national elections earlier she yet won her spot a twelvemonth aft his death.

This clip she was assisted by 18-year-old Zac, who often joined her door-knocking and chatting with voters.

Yet conscionable 14 years agone Ms France came awfully adjacent to losing her youngest.

She and Zac, past conscionable 4 years old, were astatine her section buying centre erstwhile an aged operator mislaid power of his car.

Ms France recalled pushing Zac distant conscionable moments earlier the car pinned her against different parked vehicle.

Her lad escaped wounded but her femoral artery was severed successful the crash.

The wounded was truthful terrible Ms France's near limb had to beryllium amputated without anaesthetic.

'I didn't consciousness immoderate pain. I person a recollection of radical lasting implicit me, rather a batch of agleam lights and things, but my encephalon fundamentally had conscionable unopen down,' Ms France recalled. 

After years of carnal and intelligence pain, Ms France challenged people's perceptions of disabilities by becoming a world champion canoeist and outspoken advocate.

Her enactment successful the tract yet led her to politics.

Ms France was joined by Zac and her begetter - erstwhile authorities MP Peter Lawlor connected predetermination nighttime arsenic she was introduced to the assemblage by erstwhile Queensland Premier Steven Miles.

She made past arsenic the archetypal campaigner to oust a serving Opposition Leader from their seat.

Mr Dutton, who held the spot of Dickson for 24 years, congratulated Ms France connected the nighttime and wished her luck.

'We didn't bash good capable successful this campaign, that overmuch is obvious,' Mr Dutton said during his concession speech.

'There are bully members and candidates who person mislaid their seats ... and I americium atrocious for that.'

Although helium whitethorn not person been determination successful idiosyncratic to spot his mother's victory, Ms France credits her triumph to Henry.

On February 20, the archetypal day of his passing, Ms France shared a touching tribute to her son.

'I punctual myself of his courageousness and bravery successful the look of insurmountable likelihood each day. It drives me,' she wrote.

'Rest successful bid my babe Henry. So missed, ever loved, ne'er forgotten.'