The best Australian political writing 2009
By: edited by Eric Beecher
Publisher: Melbourne University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Carlton, Vic
Language: eng
Number of pages: 411
ISBN-13: 9780522856323
Subjects: Politics and government; Political culture; Australian essays
Description: Brings together the most incisive and entertaining analysis of the past year in politics. It includes razor-sharp commentary on Labor's first year in power, the rise and rise of Malcolm Turnbull, the Apology, the controversy over the Henson case, climate change and the economic crising, among others.
Table of contents: title: 1. View from the Lodge; title: The Rudd era; title: 2. After the apology; title: 3. The leadership question; title: 4. The politics of coming clean; title: 5. Political legacies; title: 6. How divided are we?; title: 7. Weathering the storm; title: 8. Hope and strife.