Minister Tara Cheyne with her Italian greyhound Bailey… “It’s becoming so untenable that we are treated as second-class citizens in our own country.” Photo: Holly Treadaway A broken ankle isn’t slowing new minister Tara Cheyne from taking everything in her stride. She talks to BELINDA STRAHORN. appointed ACT Minister for Business Tara Cheyne faces a tough assignment . It’s an enormous task leading the Barr government’s efforts to get businesses back on their feet but one Cheyne, 34, says she “won’t shy away from”. But for the moment, this first-time Minister is focused on getting back on her own feet, after breaking her ankle.