Biography
Scott Morrison has now been prime minister longer than any of his four predecessors: Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Tony Abbott, or Malcolm Turnbull. He has won one election by the skin of his teeth and faces another by May next year. So what sort of man is he and how good a prime minister? These three publications give us slightly different takes on these questions.
... (read more)Labor People: The stories of six true believers by Chris Bowen
by Lyndon Megarrity •
Tongerlongeter: First Nations leader and Tasmanian war hero by Henry Reynolds and Nicholas Clements
by Libby Connors •
JFK: Coming of age in the American century, 1917–1956 by Fredrik Logevall
by Gary Werskey •
The Vetting of Wisdom: Joan Montgomery and the fight for PLC by Kim Rubenstein
by Gideon Haigh •
The Gypsy Economist: The life and times of Colin Clark by Alex Millmow
by John Tang •
Burning Man: The ascent of D.H. Lawrence by Frances Wilson
by Geordie Williamson •
Life as Art: The biographical writing of Hazel Rowley by Della Rowley and Lynn Buchanan
by Brenda Walker •