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Battleground: Why the Liberal Party Shirtfronted Tony Abbott
Wayne Errington
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Description for Battleground: Why the Liberal Party Shirtfronted Tony Abbott
Paperback. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JPHL; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 340.
Tony Abbott came to the prime ministership lauded as the most effective leader of the opposition since Whitlam. Why then did he fail to succeed in the job to which he had aspired for decades?
Frontbenchers leaked about cabinet processes to the media while backbenchers complained about the lack of access to their leader. Abbott's long apprenticeship in religion, journalism and political life prepared him for neither the mundane business of managing people nor the commanding heights of national leadership. Public goodwill evaporated after a tough first budget. Inside the Liberal Party individual ambitions and a succession of poor ... Read more
Tony Abbott came to the prime ministership lauded as the most effective leader of the opposition since Whitlam. Why then did he fail to succeed in the job to which he had aspired for decades?
Frontbenchers leaked about cabinet processes to the media while backbenchers complained about the lack of access to their leader. Abbott's long apprenticeship in religion, journalism and political life prepared him for neither the mundane business of managing people nor the commanding heights of national leadership. Public goodwill evaporated after a tough first budget. Inside the Liberal Party individual ambitions and a succession of poor ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Melbourne University Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Carlton, Australia
ISBN
9780522869712
SKU
V9780522869712
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Ref
99-1
About Wayne Errington
Dr Peter van Onselen is a contributing editor at The Australian and a presenter at Sky News. He holds the chair of journalism and is a professor in politics at the University of Western Australia. Wayne Errington is the author of numerous books and articles about Australian politics. He is senior lecturer in politics at the University of Adelaide. ... Read more
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