The Unmaking of Gough is the story of the most dramatic and extraordinary eighteen months in Australian political history. Paul Kelly draws upon his personal conversations with the main players at the time to tell this compelling story. Kelly deals with the loans affair, the Cairns sacking, Malcolm Fraser's overthrow of Bill Snedden, the 1975 constitutional crisis and the dismissal of the Whitlam government. This is a story of power, intrigue and events almost beyond belief.
'.essential for detail. the best buy as permanent record.' - Humphrey McQueen
'Of the books, the one which to my mind puts the fairest construction on the course of events is Kelly's.' - Professor Geoffrey Sawer
'Paul Kelly's is the reference we keep going back to.' - Peter Bowers
'Kelly's book stretches back further and provides a much fuller picture of the Liberals. He is also more even-handed.' - Michelle Grattan
By:
Paul Kelly
Imprint: Allen & Unwin
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions:
Height: 195mm,
Width: 130mm,
Weight: 612g
ISBN: 9781863737883
ISBN 10: 186373788X
Pages: 472
Publication Date: 01 December 1994
Recommended Age: From
Audience:
College/higher education
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General/trade
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Primary
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ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Preface to the 1994 edition Preface to the 1976 edition PART I: THE DISMISSAL 1 Sacked 2 A matter of timing 3 The Kerr connections 4 The security crisis PART II: THE FRASER EMERGENCE 5 The genesis 6 The economic crisis 7 Debacle and revival 8 Whitlam defeats Snedden 9 The leadership challenge 10 The new leader PART III: THE BATTLE 11 The Loans Affair - The Connor connection 12 The Loans Affair - The Cairns connection 13 The Cabinet reshuffle 14 The battle for Bass 15 The caucus 16 The Cairns sacking 17 Struggle time 18 The budget and reply PART IV: THE CRISIS 19 Fraser's decision 20 The constitutional crisis PART V: THE AFTERMATH 21 The campaign 22 Results and aftermath 23 The Iraqi Affair 24 The Whitlam years APPENDICES I Chronology of events II Letter from Sir Garfield Barwick to the Governor-General, 10 November III The Governor-General's termination of Whitlam's Prime Ministership IV Statement by the Governor-General, 11 November Endnotes Index
