Crocs in the Cabinet

Name: Crocs in the Cabinet
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9780733637520
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Northern Territory politics – an instruction manual on how NOT to run a government

By Ben Smee and Chistopher A Walsh

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Crocs in the Cabinet offers a fascinating and humorous glimpse into the tumultuous world of Northern Territory politics in Australia. The authors, Ben Smee and Christopher A Walsh, delve into the chaotic and often absurd political landscape, highlighting the colourful characters and bizarre events that have shaped the region. It's an engaging read for anyone interested in the intersection of politics and personal drama, with a distinctive Australian flavour.
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This book may appeal to you if you're fascinated by the murky and tumultuous world of politics, particularly within the unique and sometimes humourous context of Northern Territory politics in Australia. It provides an intriguing look at the bizarre and jaw-dropping incidents that have shaped this region's political scene. Perfect for readers who appreciate a balance of insightful analysis and entertaining storytelling.

Crocs in the Cabinet

This may read like a satire, but it is all true. These are stories you couldn't make up.
It is an instruction manual on how NOT to run a government.

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In the Northern Territory, politics isn't a numbers game, it's a blood sport.

The recent goings-on in Top End politics make the Rudd, Gillard, Abbott and Turnbull skirmishes in Canberra look positively civil and Bronwyn Bishop's travel expenses like small change. Not since the night Malcolm Fraser lost his trousers has the Australian political scene provided such entertainment.

Laying bare the backstabbing, scandals, power struggles and flawed characters that took the Country Liberal Party from the Northern Territory's dominant political force to near extinction in four short years, Crocs in the Cabinet may read like a satire, but it is all true. You have to read it to believe it. Find out exactly how bonkers the NT parliament really was, as you read of ...

a drunk Territory minister, a seedy Tokyo 'cabaret' club, a $5000 bar tab and taxpayer-funded credit card. Priceless!
the lewd videos a masturbating minister sent someone, not his wife
the anguished words 'WE ARE IN LOVE!' echoing from the floor of parliament
a Chief Minister defying a coup by throwing his phone in a pool
the 'gone fishing' MP who chose baiting up instead of turning up
the minister, charged with assault, who sold her 'MY HUSBAND IS HAVING AN AFFAIR WITH MY NIECE' story to TAKE 5 magazine.

Two of the NT NEWS's best journalists, Walkley Award-winning Ben Smee and award-winning Christopher A Walsh, show that the NT NEWS is not just crocodiles and quirky front pages - its hard-hitting investigative journalists also deliver a memorable bite.

This is FEAR AND LOATHING ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL meets FAWLTY TOWERS.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780733637520

Publisher: Hachette Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 November 2016

Country: Australia

Imprint: Hachette Australia

Illustration: 2x8pp 4x4c

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 41g

Pages: 320

Collections

Ben Smee Biography & Memoir Chistopher A Walsh Education & Reference Humour Non-Fiction Politics & Current Affairs

About the Author

Ben Smee and Christopher A. Walsh are two of the Northern Territory's best journalists. Both based at the NT NEWS, Smee and Walsh have teamed up to share with readers the scandals, dramas and back-room machinations that saw the Country Liberal Party (CLP) effectively wiped out at the 2016 Territory election.