Tales from Boom Town : Western Australian premiers from Brand to Barnett / Peter Kennedy.

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Kennedy, Peter [author.]

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online resource

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9781742586403
1742586406

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Tales from Boom TownDDC classification:

320.994 23

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JQ4031 .K46 2014eb

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Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 Hazard at the First Hurdle: Charles Court and Brian Burke; Chapter 2 The Record Term Premier: David Brand 1959-71; Chapter 3 The Unlucky Premier: John Tonkin 1971-74; Chapter 4 In the Saddle at Last: Charles Court 1974-82; Chapter 5 The Forgotten Premier: Ray O'Connor 1982-83; Chapter 6 Young Man in a Hurry: Brian Burke 1983-88; Chapter 7 Poisoned Chalice: Peter Dowding 1988-90; Chapter 8 Australia's First Woman Premier: Carmen Lawrence 1990-93; Chapter 9 In His Father's Footsteps: Richard Court 1993-2001.

Chapter 10 The Academic Premier: Geoff Gallop 2001-6Chapter 11 Election Rush: Alan Carpenter 2006-8; Chapter 12 The Emperor: Colin Barnett 2008-; Afterword; Sources; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y.

Summary: Veteran political journalist Peter Kennedy spent more than 40 years observing 11 Premiers of Western Australia - across an extraordinary period of change in Western Australia's history, from 1970 to 2013. His insider's accounts have revealed first-hand the issues linked with the jailing of two Premiers and a deputy Premier, the ruthless removal of a Premier mid-term, the election of the nation's first female Premier, and the sensational 'WA Inc.' Royal Commission. With the insightful commentary he is known for, Kennedy notes how the changes in the 11 Premiers reflected the development of the s.

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Veteran political journalist Peter Kennedy spent more than 40 years observing 11 Premiers of Western Australia - across an extraordinary period of change in Western Australia's history, from 1970 to 2013. His insider's accounts have revealed first-hand the issues linked with the jailing of two Premiers and a deputy Premier, the ruthless removal of a Premier mid-term, the election of the nation's first female Premier, and the sensational 'WA Inc.' Royal Commission. With the insightful commentary he is known for, Kennedy notes how the changes in the 11 Premiers reflected the development of the s.

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