Joh for Canberra

Name: Joh for Canberra
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781742234335
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The Inside Story

By Paul Davey

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Joh for Canberra unfolds like a political thriller, revealing the dramatic 1987 campaign of Queensland Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen, who sought to become Prime Minister by disrupting the federal Opposition Coalition. Author and National Party insider Paul Davey offers a behind-the-scenes look at the fierce internal battles, secret meetings, and strategies during one of Australia's most divisive political periods.
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This book is ideal for readers fascinated by Australian political history, insider biographies, and those interested in the complexities of party politics and leadership battles.

Unfolding like a political thriller, Joh for PM reveals for the first time the details of the campaign that rocked Australian politics.

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Unfolding like a political thriller, Joh for Canberra reveals for the first time the details of the campaign that rocked Australian politics.

In 1987, the Queensland Premier, Joh Bjelke-Petersen, launched an audacious bid to break the federal Opposition Coalition, replace Ian Sinclair as National Party leader, and become Prime Minister himself. Trench warfare waged between the Sinclair and Joh forces during one of the most bizarre and divisive periods in Australian politics.

In Joh for Canberra, National Party insider Paul Davey reveals what went on behind closed doors in top-level internal meetings and the strategies aimed at thwarting the Joh campaign and reuniting the party at state and federal levels.

'Anyone who thinks Clive Palmer's excursion into federal politics is a bit weird should read about the crazy days of the Joh for PM campaign.' - Michelle Grattan

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John Howard OM, A.C., praises the book as a highly readable and fact-filled insider account, essential for those interested in a deeper understanding of that era in Australian politics.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781742234335

Publisher: NewSouth Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 June 2015

Country: Australia

Imprint: NewSouth Publishing

Illustration: 30 illustrations

Audience: General / adult, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 231.0mm

Weight: 800g

Pages: 336

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Australian & Pacific History Biography & Memoir Education & Reference History & Archaeology History & Military Non-Fiction Paul Davey Politics & Current Affairs

About the Author

Paul Davey is a former journalist and was a senior staffer for the National Party at federal and state levels for many years, including federal director during the tumultuous period of the Joh for Canberra campaign.