Historical information
An account covering Australian politics, power and politicians (1960s-present). The author provides comment upon the Rudd-Gillard government and the eventual fall of Kevin Rudd in the 2010 federal election.
Chapter titles:
1. Parties and politics
2. Elections
3. Parliament
4. People
5. The media
6. Rudd and Gillard
Laurie Oakes worked in the Canberra Press Gallery from 1969 until his retirement in 2017.
Significance
Politics and government - Australia. Journalism.
Physical description
Book; 385 pages.
Cover: blue background; colour photograph of Laurie Oakes (author); yellow and white lettering; author's name and title.
Inscriptions & markings
In pencil, "DW 24/4/2011".
Subjects
- btlc,
- ballarat trades and labour council,
- ballarat trades hall,
- rudd, kevin,
- gillard, julia,
- oakes, laurie,
- howard, john,
- keating, paul,
- hawke, bob,
- fraser, malcolm,
- whitlam, gough,
- mcmahon, william,
- gorton, john,
- politics and government,
- mcewen, john,
- journalism,
- australian labor party,
- alp,
- coalition government,
- liberal party australia,
- lpa,
- national party
