Historical information
Don Chipp was a former Liberal Party politician. He was the founder of the Australian Democrats in 1977 and gained the balance of power in the Senate. The foreword is written by John Gorton (former Liberal Prime Minister) and an afterword by RJ Hawke (former ALP Prime Minister).
Section titles:
1. In the beginning
2. Inside Canberra: Menzies to Fraser
3. Moving on
4. Present shock
Significance
Biographical and political interest (Australia).
Physical description
Book; 254 pages.
Dust jacket: grey background; colour artistic representation of Don Chipp; red lettering; authors' names and title.
Cover: red background; gold lettering; authors' names and titles on spine.
Subjects
- btlc,
- ballarat trades hall,
- ballarat trades and labour council,
- chipp, don,
- politics and government,
- senate - australia,
- liberal party australia,
- senators,
- australian democrats,
- parliament,
- menzies, robert,
- fraser, malcolm,
- hawke, rj,
- alp,
- australian labor party,
- prime minister - australia,
- biography,
- autobiography
