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'While thousands of viewers watched Joe Hockey's approachable persona each week on Channel 7's Sunrise, there is a lot more to the Australian Treasurer than meets the eye. After embarking on his political career as a student, Hockey worked tirelessly to rise through the ranks of the Liberal Party – learning some pivotal lessons along the way and earning himself one of the nation's toughest jobs.
'Having held a raft of senior ministerial positions in the Howard government, he presides over some of the most controversial financial decisions of the decade: rejecting the bid by US food processing giant Archer Daniels Midland to take over Graincorp; Holden's decision to leave Australia; and demands for help from national icons such as Qantas and SPC Ardmona.
'Already a household name, it is hard not to know about Hockey the politician, who has declared a 'new age of opportunity' and whose Budget has got the nation talking. But what about the man behind the politician?
'Drawing on hundreds of interviews, as well as full access to Joe Hockey, his family and friends, Madonna King's biography explores the influences that have shaped his life, and provides an exclusive and unparalleled insight into the man who will play a pivotal role in our nation's future.' (Publication summary)
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Dedication: To Richard Hockey, Joe's dad, and all those who enrich Australia by calling it home.
And to Madonna Duffy, my friend and publisher, who never doubted.
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[Untitled]
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 23 August 2014; (p. 19)
— Review of Hockey : Not Your Average Joe 2014 single work biography -
Destined for the Top - But along Very Different Paths
Two Lives in the Political Spotlight
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 16 August 2014; (p. 31) The Canberra Times , 16 August 2014; (p. 20) The Age , 16 August 2014; (p. 35)
— Review of The Fights of My Life 2014 single work autobiography ; Hockey : Not Your Average Joe 2014 single work biography -
Say It's So, Joe
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 9-10 August 2014; (p. 16-17)
— Review of Hockey : Not Your Average Joe 2014 single work biography 'It took him a long time to work out what he stood for, and even now the federal Treasurer remains a work-in-progress, writes Derek Parker.' -
Strewth!
2014
single work
column
— Appears in: The Australian , 29 July 2014; (p. 9) -
Buried Treasurer
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 26 July 2014; (p. 67)
— Review of Hockey : Not Your Average Joe 2014 single work biography
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Buried Treasurer
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 26 July 2014; (p. 67)
— Review of Hockey : Not Your Average Joe 2014 single work biography -
Say It's So, Joe
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 9-10 August 2014; (p. 16-17)
— Review of Hockey : Not Your Average Joe 2014 single work biography 'It took him a long time to work out what he stood for, and even now the federal Treasurer remains a work-in-progress, writes Derek Parker.' -
Destined for the Top - But along Very Different Paths
Two Lives in the Political Spotlight
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 16 August 2014; (p. 31) The Canberra Times , 16 August 2014; (p. 20) The Age , 16 August 2014; (p. 35)
— Review of The Fights of My Life 2014 single work autobiography ; Hockey : Not Your Average Joe 2014 single work biography -
[Untitled]
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 23 August 2014; (p. 19)
— Review of Hockey : Not Your Average Joe 2014 single work biography -
What Makes Them Run?
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Inside Story , September 2014;
— Review of Hockey : Not Your Average Joe 2014 single work biography ; The Fights of My Life 2014 single work autobiography ; He Who Must Be Obeid : The Untold Story 2014 single work biography'Three new political biographies reveal the strengths and weaknesses of the genre, writes Brett Evans'
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Strewth!
2014
single work
column
— Appears in: The Australian , 29 July 2014; (p. 9)
Awards
- 2014 longlisted Walkley Award — Best Non-Fiction Book