Flu downs GetUp boss on live TV | brisbanetimes.com.au

GetUp director Simon Sheikh was recovering from a bout of influenza when he collapsed on live television.

Mr Sheikh slumped forward as panellists on the ABC's Q&A program discussed the carbon tax and climate change, with his head making an audible thud as it hit the desk.

Anna Rose [Spouse:  Simon Sheikh] - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Anna Rose (born 14 April 1983) is an Australian author, activist and environmentalist. She co-founded the Australian Youth Climate Coalition (AYCC) in late 2006 and is Chair of the AYCC board. In 2012 she co-starred in an ABC documentary, I Can Change Your Mind on Climate Change^[1] and released her first full-length novel, Madlands: A Journey to Change the Mind of a Climate Sceptic.^[2]