Historical information

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.

Significance

Relevant to Australian history, economics, social reform and politics.

Physical description

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.

Inscriptions & markings

Front cover: author's name and title; quotes from Annabel Crabb and Don Watson.