Examples of Sir Robert Menzies' humour. Menzies is a former Prime Minister of Australia.Biographical.Blue, grey and white hardback. Front cover includes title and name of the compiler. Back cover includes some random examples from the book's content and titles from the same series. Title page includes a stamp from Latrobe Valley Regional Library Service (cancelled) and price of $2.00.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, menzies, robert, prime minister, liberal party australia, humour, politics, government

Tom Uren was an ALP Member of Parliament from 1958 to 1990. For some of this time he served as Deputy Leader of the Opposition and was a cabinet minister. He was supportive of the heritage and conservation movement, particularly in Sydney. He also lived through the great depression and was a prisoner of war in WWII. The book, Straight Left, is Uren's memoir.Political relevance, especially to the ALP. Autobiographical interest - Tom Uren. Paper; book. Five black and white photographs on the back cover.Author, title and barcode on dust jacket. btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, uren, tom, politics, deputy leader of the opposition, government, autobiography, alp, australian labor party

Autobiography of Jack Lang's political career. Lang is a former NSW ALP state treasurer and was elected Premier on two occasions. His government was dismissed in his second term of government by the State Governor due to his defying the Commonwealth Government's financial agreements' legislation. Relevant to the history of the ALP in NSW and the labour movement. Autobiographical interest - Jack Lang.Book; 323 pages. Dustjacket: light blue background; black and white photograph of JT Lang; red and white lettering. Cover: grey background; green lettering; author's name and title.In blue ink: "Pop, Happy Birthday. Mary, Murray, Christopher. 8:10:70" (Copy 1)btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, alp, australian labor party, new south wales, politics, government, premier, autobiography, lang, jt, lang, jack

Political satire. Jeff Kennett was Liberal Premier of Victoria from 1992 to 1999. He was defeated by Steve Bracks (ALP). Kennett was the founding Chair of BeyondBlue.Satire.Paper; book.Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, kennett, jeffrey, kennett, jeff, premier - victoria, satire, bracks, steve, beyondblue, politics, government, liberal party australia

Memoir by Bob Ellis (former ALP member of parliament) about politics from a Labor viewpoint. Autobiography and political analysis. The first edition of the book was pulped after a successful defamation action by MPs Tony Abbott and Peter Costello.Relevant to Australian politics. Autobiographical relevance - Bob Ellis.Paper; book. Front cover: sepia photo including Margaret & Gough Whitlam, Paul Keating, Ben Chifley, John Curtin, John Button, Bob Hawke, et al; red and white lettering.Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, abbott, tony, costello, peter, liberal party australia, australian labor party, alp, ellis, bob, politics, government, parliament, memoir, autobiography

An account of some of Australia's best economic, political and social reform, including interviews with Fraser, Hawke, Keating, Howard, Rudd and Whitlam's confidant Graham Freudenberg. Table of contents: Three years late to the party The Gough shock A gathering crisis The ingredients for a crack-up Testing the nation's constitution The age of the rorter The siren song of the quarry The drover's dog has his day Learning to let go A license to reform Getting ahead of the game The cult of property Recession as nation-builder The dynamic duo dissolves The last serious election Rolling back the years Passing the tests He of the never ever Tuning in to globalisation The last rich nation standing. Relevant to Australian history, economics, social reform and politics.Paper; book. Front cover: white background; colour photographs of Malcolm Fraser, Bob Hawke, Paul Keating, John Howard, Kevin Rudd and the character Kath (from the TV show Kath and Kim); red, black and blue lettering.Front cover: author's name and title; quotes from Annabel Crabb and Don Watson.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, economics, politics, social history, alp, australian labor party, liberal party australia, rudd, kevin, fraser, malcolm, whitlam, gough, howard, john, hawke, bob, freudenberg, graham, social reform, prime minister, society and culture

Relates to the resurgence of One Nation party in 2001 and analyses why the party did not disappear after the 1998 election.Relevant to Australian political history and particularly to Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party.Paper; book. Front cover: white background; colour photograph of Pauline Hanson with two men with their heads on her shoulders; brown and black lettering.Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, one nation, hanson, pauline, elections, politics, government, pauline hanson's one nation, election campaigning, journalism, politicians

Biography of Jack Lang. Jack Lang is a former NSW ALP state treasurer and was elected Premier on two occasions. His government was dismissed in his second term of government by the State Governor due to his defying the Commonwealth Government's financial agreements' legislation.Relevant to the history of the ALP in NSW and the labour movement. Biographical interest - Jack Lang.Paper; paperback book. Front cover: picture of Jack Lang.Front cover: author's name and title. Back cover: quote from author; synopsis of book content; laudatory comment by the Sydney Morning Herald; cover credits.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, lang, jack, alp, australian labor party, new south wales, financial agreements' legislation, premier, politics, government, governor - state, dismissal

A 2001 episode of Four Corners about political espionage in Australia that is to gain political edge against opponents. A case study.Relevant to Australian politics, elections and political strategy.VHSbtlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, politics, political espionage, keating, paul, 4 corners, elections, australian labor party, alp, liberal party australia

A documentary about the Australian Building Construction Commission which was a coercive regulatory body empowered to investigate and prosecute breaches of industrial relations laws. It was created to particularly target strong building unions. Penalties imposed by the ABCC were severe - for example, terms of imprisonment and individual fines of up to $28,500 for failure to comply with summonses, refusal to answer questions, and disclosure to others of anything that happened at ABCC's closed tribunal. ABCC was disbanded in 2012, but the Turnbull Coalition government has attempted to revive the organisation in 2016. The failure to obtain Senate approval triggered the double-dissolution of Federal parliament and subsequent election in July 2016.Relevant to the history of unions and industrial relations in Australia. Also relates to government union relations.DVD Front cover: colour picture of a lawyer in court regalia and a howling dog; black and yellow lettering.Front cover: title and maker's name.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, abcc, australian building construction commission, unions, building unions, industrial relations, industrial tribunals, politics and government, howard, john, liberal party australia, cfmeu, cfmeu mining and energy division

History of the Whitlam government by Gough Whitlam. Highlights Whitlam's aspirations within a social justice and equality agenda and the frustrations that he faced. The Whitlam government came to power in 1972 after 23 years in opposition. The government was dismissed in 1975 by the governor general - this act was unprecedented.Relevant to the history of government and politics in Australia and especially the ALP.Hardcover book. Front cover: black background; caricature of Gough Whitlam; white lettering.Front cover: author's name and title. btlc, whitlam, gough, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, kerr, sir john, whitlam government - dismissal, alp, australian labour party, social change, social reform, social justice, government, politics

Entertaining anecdotes about the Australian national parliament and personalities.Political relevance. Infotainment.Book; 254 pages. Dustjacket: orange background; black and white photographs of PMs Whitlam and Howard with their arms up; pink, black and white text. Cover: blue background; gold lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, politics, parliament, members of parliament, alp, australian labor party, liberal party australia, whitlam, gough, howard, john, prime minister, government

History of the Australian labor movement 1850-1975: -The trade union movement -The Labor Party -The radical left Has since been revised into a three volume set that is known as Australian labor history in documents.Relevant to trade unions, the ALP and the labor movement.Paper; book. Front cover: red background; white text.Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, alp, australian labor party, unions, politics and government, australian labour movement, history

Clyde Cameron was a cabinet minister in the Whitlam government. The book is a diary that covers the entirety of his political life. The diary includes profiles of a selection of other parliamentarians.Relevant to the history of politics in Australia from the forties until the seventies, especially the ALP. Autobiographical interest - Clyde Cameron.Paper; book. Dust jacket: white background; orange illustration of Clyde Cameron; blue lettering. Cover: orange.Cover: author name and book title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, politics, history, autobiography, diary, alp, australian labor party, parliament, government

A concise history of the ALP.Relevant to the history of the ALP and politics.Paper; book. Front cover: orange background with black outlined maps of Australia; black and white photos of various ALP leaders; black lettering.Front cover: title and author's name.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, alp, australian labor party, history, politics

Photograph: Joan Brown, Norm Borchers and Julia Gillard Joan Brown was a passionate and active member of the Labor Party in Ballarat. Norm Borchers passed away in 2008. Borchers was a Club President of the Sebastopol Lions Club (1975-76). He worked for the railways as an engineering employee and was long-term trade unionist (Amalgamated Engineering Union and the Australian Railways Union) and ALP member; he lived and worked in the Ballarat area. Norm was active in workplace disputes during the ALP split in 1955. He was a long time supporter of Ballarat Trades Hall. Julia Gillard was Deputy Prime Minister at the time this photograph was taken. Gillard was a lawyer before entering politics. She was the 27th Prime Minister of Australia from 2010 to 2013 and the first female prime minister. Kevin Rudd successfully challenged Gillard's leadership in 2013 and he went on to lose the election. Julia Gillard resigned from parliament following the leadership challenge.Photographbtlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, gillard, julia, deputy prime minister, prime minister, borchers, norm, brown, joan, alp, australian labor party

Photograph: Norm Borchers and Julia Gillard at North Star Hotel Norm Borchers passed away in 2008. Borchers was a Club President of the Sebastopol Lions Club (1975-76). He worked for the railways as an engineering employee and was long-term trade unionist (Amalgamated Engineering Union and the Australian Railways Union) and ALP member; he lived and worked in the Ballarat area. Norm was active in workplace disputes during the ALP split in 1955. He was a long time supporter of Ballarat Trades Hall. Julia Gillard was Deputy Prime Minister at the time this photograph was taken. Gillard was a lawyer before entering politics. She was the 27th Prime Minister of Australia from 2010 to 2013 and the first female prime minister. Kevin Rudd successfully challenged Gillard's leadership in 2013 and he went on to lose the election. Julia Gillard resigned from parliament following the leadership challenge. Photographbtlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, gillard, julia, borchers, norm, alp, australian labor party, prime minister, deputy prime minister

Photograph: Norm Borchers and Julia Gillard at North Star Hotel Norm Borchers passed away in 2008. Borchers was a Club President of the Sebastopol Lions Club (1975-76). He worked for the railways as an engineering employee and was long-term trade unionist (Amalgamated Engineering Union and the Australian Railways Union) and ALP member; he lived and worked in the Ballarat area. Norm was active in workplace disputes during the ALP split in 1955. He was a long time supporter of Ballarat Trades Hall. Julia Gillard was Deputy Prime Minister at the time this photograph was taken. Gillard was a lawyer before entering politics. She was the 27th Prime Minister of Australia from 2010 to 2013 and the first female prime minister. Kevin Rudd successfully challenged Gillard's leadership in 2013 and he went on to lose the election. Julia Gillard resigned from parliament following the leadership challenge. Photographbtlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, gillard, julia, borchers, norm, prime minister, deputy prime minister, alp, australian labor party

Photograph: Julia Gillard and bar staff at the North Star Hotel Julia Gillard was Deputy Prime Minister at the time this photograph was taken. Gillard was a lawyer before entering politics. She was the 27th Prime Minister of Australia from 2010 to 2013 and the first female prime minister. Kevin Rudd successfully challenged Gillard's leadership in 2013 and he went on to lose the election. Julia Gillard resigned from parliament following the leadership challenge.Photographbtlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, gillard, julia, alp, australian labor party, prime minister, deputy prime minister, politicians

Photograph: Betty Borchers, Joan Brown, Senator Lindsay Tanner and Cr Craig Fletcher The photograph was taken at the launch of ALP candidate Catherine King's election campaign launch in 2010. Catherine King is the federal ALP member for Ballarat and has been in office since 2001. She was a cabinet minister in the second Rudd ministry and is now part of the Shadow Cabinet. Betty Borchers worked as a legal secretary. She was active in the Ballarat ALP and is the wife of Norm Borchers. Joan Brown was a passionate and active member of the Labor Party in Ballarat. Lindsay Tanner was a member of the House of Representatives holding the seat of Melbourne for the period 1993-2010. He resigned from politics prior to the 2010 election. He is a lawyer who has worked as an articled clerk and was State Secretary of the Clerks Union before entering politics. He was Minister for Finance during the Rudd-Gillard years of government. Craig Fletcher is a former Mayor of Ballarat and became Chairman of the Ballarat Turf Club in 2014.Photographbtlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, borchers, betty, king, catherine, brown, joan, tanner, lindsay, fletcher, craig, local councillors, politicians, election campaigning, cabinet, alp, australian labor party

Henry Bolte became a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly and was later State Premier. He represented the Liberal Party.Political interest - anecdotal. Infotainment.Book; 60 pages. Cover: blue background; white lettering; title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, premiers - bolte, politics and government, liberal party australia, lpa

Biography of Benito Mussolini. Mussolini was a politician and journalist. He led the National Fascist Party and was Prime Minister from 1922 to 1943. After 1925, Mussolini was upfront that his government was a dictatorship.Politics and history of Italy in the 20th Century.Book; 415 pages. Cover: red and black background; gold lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, mussolini, benito, politics and government - italy, history - italy, fascism - italy, biography

Written by Malcolm Fraser who was a Liberal Party Prime Minister from 1975-1983. Chapter titles: 1. A Liberal's Approach 2. High Noon for Globalisation 3. Australia in the World 4. Sovereignty, International Law and Global Cooperation 5. The United Nations: Between Sovereignty and Global Governance 6. Human Rights and Responsibilities: Do We Live in a Humane World 7. Reconciliation: The Past We Need to Understand 8. Multiculturism Global and local politics and social issues.Book; 267 pages. Dustjacket: blue background; colour photograph of Malcolm Fraser; white and black lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, politics and government, globalisation, humanitarian interventions, united nations, multiculturism, reconciliation

A biography of John Howard's political career written in his first year holding the office of Prime Minister. Howard was Prime Minister (Liberal Party) from 1996-2007. During his term of office, Howard introduced the Workchoices legislation, Higher Education Workplace Regulation Requirements and the ABCC which were all targeted at diminishing the powers of the union movement. He was defeated by Kevin Rudd (ALP) in 2007 and lost his seat to Maxine McKew at the same election.Political biography - John Howard.Book; 806 pages. Dustjacket: colour photograph of John Howard; black and white lettering; authors' names and title. Cover: blue background; gold lettering; authors' names and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, howard, john, prime ministers - australia, politics and government, biography, workchoices, liberal party australia, coalition government, national party, parliament - australia

WE Gladstone was a Liberal Party Prime Minister in Britain four times during the period of 1868 - 1894. He introduced many pivotal changes including the secret ballot, equality of opportunity, free trade, and laissez-faire economics.History and politics - United Kingdom. Autobiographical interest - WE Gladstone.Book; 698 pages. Dustjacket: plastic; colour photograph of Gladstone; white and gold lettering; author's name and title. Cover: black background; gold lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, gladstone, we, politics and government, history - united kingdom, prime ministers - united kingdom, biography

Personal and political autobiography of John Winston Howard. Howard was Prime Minister of Australia from 1996-2007. His government was defeated by Kevin Rudd/ALP in 2007; he simultaneously lost the seat of Bennelong to Maxine McKew.Politics - Australia. Autobiographical interest - John Howard.Book; 711 pages. Dustjacket: colour photograph of John Howard; white and gold lettering; author's name and title. Cover: black background; gold lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, liberal party australia, australian labor party, national party australia, john howard, prime ministers - australia, politics and government, autobiography

Personal and political biography of Joseph Stalin (1878-1953). He was born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili and was a Soviet revolutionary. Stalin was General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1952 and the nation's Premier from 1941 to 1953. Much of his personal life is unknown although the author seeks to uncover some of the details.Political - Soviet Union and Communist Party. Autobiographical interest - Stalin.Book; 482 pages. Dustjacket: colour artistic representation of Stalin on his fiftieth birthday; blue background; white lettering; author's name and title. Cover: black background; white lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, ioseb besarionis dze jughashvili, stalin, joseph, biography, communist party - soviet union, general secretary - communist party - soviet union, premier - soviet union, politics and government - soviet union, biography