The Good, the Bad and the Unlikely
Australia's Prime Ministers: From Barton to Albanese
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Publisher Description
From Barton to Albanese
Updated edition
Since 1901, thirty-one different leaders have run the national show. Whether their term was eight days or eighteen years, each prime minister has a story worth sharing.
Edmund Barton united the bickering states in a federation. The unlucky Jimmy Scullin took office days before Wall Street crashed into the Great Depression. John Curtin faced the ultimate challenge of wartime leadership. John Gorton, Gough Whitlam and Paul Keating each shook up their parties' policies so vigorously that none lasted much longer than a single term. Harold Holt spent three decades in parliament, only to disappear while swimming off the coast of Victoria just under two years into his first term. John Howard's 'triple bypass' is the stuff of legend. Julia Gillard overthrew Kevin Rudd and Kevin Rudd overthrew Julia Gillard, thus paving the way for Tony Abbott, Malcolm Turnbull, Scott Morrison … And then came Anthony Albanese.
With characteristic wit and expert knowledge, Mungo MacCallum and Frank Bongiorno bring the nation's leaders to life in this updated edition of a classic book.
Customer Reviews
Starts well but quickly fades
With his history it was never likely to be unbiased however whats starts well quickly descends to conservative bashing/demonization and a glorification of everything left wing. If you can look beyond that (and at times it can be hard), it can be entertaining.
Remember to read with an open mind, and if you dont know Australian politics well, take the summary of each PM as an opinion only!