Shitstorm
Inside Labor's Darkest Days
$46.52
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
21 June 2010
Summary
Shitstorm assembles a gripping picture of a rookie government facing the worst economic crisis in seventy-five years.From respected journalists Lenore Taylor and David Uren comes the inside story of the Rudd government’s darkest days in office. Its first term will be forever defined by the Global Financial Crisis, or-to use the Prime Minister’s term-the ‘shitstorm’ that engulfed the nation and the world.Based on interviews with all the key players on both sides of politics, Shitstorm reveals …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780522857290 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0522857299 |
| Author: | Lenore Taylor |
| Publisher: | Melbourne University Press |
| Imprint: | Melbourne University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 21 June 2010 |
| Weight: | 391g |
| Dimensions: | 232mm x 155mm x 21mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“My view is that unlike a lot of political books that lose their traction when a particular landscape changes, Shitstorm still has enormous relevance.”
“A superb piece of long-form political and economic journalism.” –Saturday Age“A well written recent political history of Australia.” –Newcastle Herald“An outstanding book.” –Bendigo Advertiser“My view is that unlike a lot of political books that lose their traction when a particular landscape changes, Shitstorm still has enormous relevance.” –Weekly Review
About The Author
Lenore Taylor
Lenore Taylor is an award-winning political journalist who has covered federal politics for twenty-two years. She is now national affairs correspondent for The Sydney Morning Herald and a regular commentator on radio and television, including the ABC’s Insiders program.David Uren covered the global financial crisis as the economics correspondent for The Australian. He has thirty-five years of experience in economic journalism and has been working from the Canberra Press Gallery since 2004.
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