Zak Kirkup blocks candidate from speaking about pastor husbandâs comments on homosexuality Save Normal text size Advertisement West Australian Opposition Leader Zak Kirkup stepped in front of a candidate and refused to let her answer questions about her husbandâs views on homosexuality during a car-crash press conference on Friday morning. Mr Kirkup was in Bentley to discuss a $50 million manufacturing fund election commitment alongside Victoria Park Liberal candidate and intensive care nurse Amanda-Sue Markham. Mrs Markham was speaking about campaigning while working as a nurse on nightshift but in scenes reminiscent of when Prime Minister Scott Morrison grabbed headlines by interrupting Minister for Families and Social Services Anne Ruston, Mr Kirkup jumped in to take over.