| Main Title: |
Born to rule : the unauthorised biography of Malcolm Turnbull / Paddy Manning. |
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| Author: |
Manning, Paddy
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| Imprint: |
Carlton, Vic. : Melbourne University Press, 2015. |
| Collation: |
442 pages : hbk ; 25 cm. |
| Summary: |
The highs and lows of Malcolm Turnbull's remarkable career are documented here in technicolour detail by journalist Paddy Manning. Based on countless interviews and painstaking research, it is a forensic investigation into one of Australia's most celebrated overachievers.Turnbull's relentless energy and quest for achievement have taken him from exclusive Point Piper to Oxford University; from beating the Thatcher government in the Spycatcher trial to losing the referendum on the republic; from defending the late Kerry Packer codenamed Goanna in the Costigan Royal Commission to defending his own role in the failure of HIH, Australia's biggest corporate collapse. He was involved in the unravelling of the Tourang bid for Fairfax, struck it rich as co-founder of OzEmail, and fought his own hotly contested battle for Wentworth. As opposition leader he was duped by Godwin Grech's Utegate fiasco; as the most tech-savvy communications minister he oversaw a nobbled NBN scheme. And now he has assumed the leadership of the Liberal Party for the second time after wresting the prime ministership from first-term PM Tony Abbott. Will Turnbull crash and burn as he has before or has his entire tumultuous life been a rehearsal for this moment? |
| Subject: |
Turnbull, Malcolm John, 1954-
Liberal Party of Australia
Prime ministers
Biography
Politicians
Politics and Government - Australia
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| ISBN: |
9780522868807 |
| Notes: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-431) and index.
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