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The Resource The road to ruin : how Tony Abbott and Peta Credlin destroyed their own government, Niki Savva

The road to ruin : how Tony Abbott and Peta Credlin destroyed their own government, Niki Savva

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"Kevin Rudd was given no warning, but even he lasted longer than Abbott. Julia Gillard had plenty of warnings, but even she lasted longer than Abbott. Abbott ignored all the warnings, from beginning to end - the public ones, the private ones, from his friends, his colleagues, the media. His colleagues were not being disloyal. They did not feel they had betrayed him; they believed he had betrayed them. Their motives were honourable. They didn't want him to fail; they wanted the government to succeed, and they wanted the Coalition re-elected. Abbott and Credlin had played it harder and rougher than anybody else to get where they wanted to be. But they proved incapable of managing their own office, much less the government. Then, when it was over, when it was crystal-clear to everyone that they had failed, when everyone else could see why they had failed, she played the gender card while he played the victim." In The Road to Ruin, prominent political commentator, author, and columnist for The Australian Niki Savva reveals the ruinous behaviour of former prime minister Tony Abbott and his chief of staff, Peta Credlin. Based on her unrivalled access to their colleagues, and devastating first-person accounts of what went on behind the scenes, Savva paints an unforgettable picture of a unique duo who wielded power ruthlessly but not well
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eng
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326 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
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9781925321401
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The road to ruin : how Tony Abbott and Peta Credlin destroyed their own government
Title
The road to ruin
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how Tony Abbott and Peta Credlin destroyed their own government
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Niki Savva
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How Tony Abbott and Peta Credlin destroyed their own government
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Author
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
"Kevin Rudd was given no warning, but even he lasted longer than Abbott. Julia Gillard had plenty of warnings, but even she lasted longer than Abbott. Abbott ignored all the warnings, from beginning to end - the public ones, the private ones, from his friends, his colleagues, the media. His colleagues were not being disloyal. They did not feel they had betrayed him; they believed he had betrayed them. Their motives were honourable. They didn't want him to fail; they wanted the government to succeed, and they wanted the Coalition re-elected. Abbott and Credlin had played it harder and rougher than anybody else to get where they wanted to be. But they proved incapable of managing their own office, much less the government. Then, when it was over, when it was crystal-clear to everyone that they had failed, when everyone else could see why they had failed, she played the gender card while he played the victim." In The Road to Ruin, prominent political commentator, author, and columnist for The Australian Niki Savva reveals the ruinous behaviour of former prime minister Tony Abbott and his chief of staff, Peta Credlin. Based on her unrivalled access to their colleagues, and devastating first-person accounts of what went on behind the scenes, Savva paints an unforgettable picture of a unique duo who wielded power ruthlessly but not well
Award
Australian Book Industry Awards, General Non Fiction Book of the Year, 2017.
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ANL
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Savva, Niki
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324.294
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  • plates
  • portraits
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no index present
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non fiction
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True
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  • Abbott, Tony
  • Credlin, Peta
  • Liberal Party of Australia
  • Liberal Party of Australia
  • Liberal Party of Australia
  • Politics, Practical
  • Politicians
  • Political leadership
  • Australia
  • Australia
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how Tony Abbott and Peta Credlin destroyed their own government
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The road to ruin : how Tony Abbott and Peta Credlin destroyed their own government, Niki Savva
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24 cm.
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326 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9781925321401
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(paperback)
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illustrations, portraits
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(OCoLC)932388500
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The road to ruin : how Tony Abbott and Peta Credlin destroyed their own government, Niki Savva
Publication
Carrier category
volume
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  • nc
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rdacarrier
Content category
  • still image
  • text
Content type code
  • sti
  • txt
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  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
Control code
000057056331
Dimensions
24 cm.
Extent
326 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9781925321401
Isbn Type
(paperback)
Other physical details
illustrations, portraits
System control number
(OCoLC)932388500

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