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Bob Hawke: Demons and Destiny by Troy Bramston
$50.00 AUD
Category: Political
The definitive full-life biography of Australia's 23rd prime minister; the only one that Hawke cooperated with after exiting the prime ministership. This unprecedented biography of Hawke includes an exclusive series of interviews with him - the last that he gave - as well as unfiltered access to his ex ...Show more
For The True Believers: Great Labor Speeches That Shaped History by Troy Bramston
$64.95 AUD
Category: Political
Graham Freudenberg, Australia's greatest speechwriter, says "the Australian Labor Party was built on speeches." This book brings together great Labor speeches which give voice to the party's enduring values and achievements, and place it and its principal figures at the centre of historic events. There ...Show more
For the True Believers: Great Labor Speeches That Shaped History by Troy Bramston
$39.95 AUD
Category: Political
Front cover images: Bob Hawke, ACTU Congress, 15 September 1979 (Fairfax, (c) Michael Rayner); Gough Whitlam on the steps of Parliament House, 11 November 1975 (Australian Labor Party); Paul Keating, National Press Club, March 1996 Election Campaign (Newspix); John Curtin, wartime rally, 1942 (Fairfax). ...Show more
Looking for the Light on the Hill: modern Labor's challenges by Troy Bramston
$32.95 AUD
Category: Australian
Today, despite being in government, Labor is in crisis. Reduced to minority government after just one term and tanking in the opinion polls (the lowest primary vote in 25 years of Newspoll), how did it come to this so soon? Labor's true believers see the party at a defining moment in its history: in gov ...Show more
Paul Keating by Troy Bramston
$50.00 AUD
Category: Political
"Drawing on extensive interviews with Keating, coupled with access to his personal files, this book tells the story of a political warrior's rise to power, from the outer suburbs of Sydney through Young Labor and into parliament at just 25 years of age, serving as a minister in the last days of the Whit ...Show more
Paul Keating: the Big-Picture Leader by Troy Bramston
$40.00 AUD
Category: Political
Drawing on around 15 hours of new interviews with Keating, coupled with access to his extensive personal files, this book tells the story of a political warrior's rise to power, from the outer suburbs of Sydney through Young Labor and into parliament at just 25 years of age, serving as a minister in the ...Show more
Robert Menzies: The Art of Politics by Troy Bramston
$40.00 AUD
Category: Political
A revelatory biography of Australia's longest-serving prime minister.Robert Menzies claimed the prime ministership in 1939 and led the nation during the early years of the war, but resigned two years later when he lost the confidence of his party. His political career seemed over, and yet he staged one ...Show more
Robert Menzies: The Art of Politics by Troy Bramston
$50.00 AUD
Category: Biography
Robert Menzies claimed the prime ministership in 1939 and led the nation during the early years of the war, but resigned two years later when he lost the confidence of his party. His political career seemed over, and yet he staged one of the great comebacks to forge a new political party, devise a new g ...Show more
Rudd, Gillard and Beyond (was Where Should Labor Go Next?) by Troy Bramston
$10.00 AUD
Category: Political | Series: Penguin Specials
Troy Bramston is a former principal speechwriter for Kevin Rudd and an adviser to the Rudd government. He spent 10 years working as an adviser to federal Labor politicians in government and in opposition. He has been a party member for nearly 20 years and has held many positions in the party at a local ...Show more
The Dismissal by Paul Kelly & Troy Bramston
$39.99 AUD
Category: Political
There is no more dramatic event in our political history than the dismissal. This book is the definitive story, filled with fresh documents, revelations and new interviews that change our understanding of this event. It is also a brilliant forensic analysis of the ruthless, proud and stubborn main playe ...Show more
The Dismissal by Troy Bramston; Paul Kelly
$25.00 AUD
Category: Political
"Forty years on, the dismissal remains one of the most damaging and controversial events in Australian politics. This groundbreaking book by two of our leading journalists provides a startling reinterpretation of events. It tells the story of the clash between extraordinary personalities- two political ...Show more
The Whitlam Legacy by Troy Bramston
$59.95 AUD
Category: Political
The election of the Whitlam government in 1972 marked a turning point in 20th century Australia. Shaking off the vestiges of two decades of conservative rule, Gough Whitlam brought new ideas, new policies and new people to the task of governing. Bursting with energy and expectation, the Labor government ...Show more