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Issue Details: First known date: 2012... 2012 The Good, the Bad and the Unlikely : Australia's Prime Ministers
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'Since Australia's birth in 1901, twenty-seven politicians have run the national show. Their time at the top has ranged from eight days for Frank Forde to eighteen years for Bob Menzies. But whatever the length of their term, each Prime Minister has a story worth sharing.

'Edmund Barton united the bickering states in a federation; Billy Hughes forced US President Woodrow Wilson to take notice of Australia. The unlucky Jimmy Scullin took office days before Wall Street crashed into the Great Depression, while John Curtin faced the ultimate challenge of wartime leadership. John Gorton, Gough Whitlam and Paul Keating each shook up their parties' policies so vigorously that none lasted much longer than a single term in office.

'With characteristic wit and expert knowledge, Mungo MacCallum brings the nation's leaders to vivid life. The Good, the Bad and the Unlikely tells the tale of the many men and one woman who've had a crack at running the country. It is a wonderfully entertaining education.' (From the publisher's website.)

Contents

* Contents derived from the Collingwood, Fitzroy - Collingwood area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,:Black Inc. , 2023 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Edmund Barton, Mungo MacCallum , single work biography
Alfred Deakin, Mungo MacCallum , single work biography
John Christian Watson, Mungo MacCallum , single work biography
George Houstoun Reid, Mungo MacCallum , single work biography
Andrew Fisher, Mungo MacCallum , single work biography
Joseph Cook, Mungo MacCallum , single work biography
William Morris Hughes, Mungo MacCallum , single work biography
Stanley Melbourne Bruce, Mungo MacCallum , single work biography
James Henry Scullin, Mungo MacCallum , single work biography
Joseph Aloysius Lyons, Mungo MacCallum , single work biography
Earle Christmas Grafton Page, Mungo MacCallum , single work biography
Robert Gordon Menzies, Mungo MacCallum , single work biography
Arthur William Fadden, Mungo MacCallum , single work biography
John Joseph Curtin, Mungo MacCallum , single work biography
Francis Michael Forde, Mungo MacCallum , single work biography
Joseph Benedict Chifley, Mungo MacCallum , single work biography
Harold Edward Holt, Mungo MacCallum , single work biography
John McEwen, Mungo MacCallum , single work biography
John Grey Gorton, Mungo MacCallum , single work biography
William McMahon, Mungo MacCallum , single work biography

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Collingwood, Fitzroy - Collingwood area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,: Black Inc. , 2012 .
      person or book cover
      Image courtesy of Black Inc.
      Extent: 213p.
      Description: ports
      ISBN: 9781863955539 (pbk.), 9781863958790
    • Collingwood, Fitzroy - Collingwood area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,: Black Inc. , 2014 .
      image of person or book cover 2442732933301401101.jpg
      Image courtesy of publisher's website.
      Extent: 240p.
      Edition info: New and updated edition with a chapter on Tony Abbott.
      Note/s:
      • Published August 2014
    • Carlton, Parkville - Carlton area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,: Black Inc. , 2016 .
      image of person or book cover 6307029835934376034.jpg
      Image courtesy of publisher's website.
      Extent: 1vp.
      Edition info: Updated edition to include Malcolm Turnbull
      Note/s:
      • Published September 1, 2016
      ISBN: 9781863958790
    • Collingwood, Fitzroy - Collingwood area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,: Black Inc. , 2019 .
      image of person or book cover 188032395409024587.jpg
      Image courtesy of publisher's website.
      Extent: 350p.p.
      Edition info: Expanded ed. to include Scott Morrison.
      Note/s:
      • Published 15 July 2019.

      ISBN: 9781921870910
    • Collingwood, Fitzroy - Collingwood area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,: Black Inc. , 2023 .
      image of person or book cover 4653214547411768916.jpg
      Image courtesy of publisher's website.
      Extent: 320p.
      Note/s:
      •  Published 1 August 2023

      ISBN: 9781760644789

Other Formats

  • Large print.
  • Braille.
  • Sound recording.

Works about this Work

Fascinating Gallery of PMs' Portraits John Uhr , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 14 April 2012; (p. 22-23)

— Review of The Good, the Bad and the Unlikely : Australia's Prime Ministers Mungo MacCallum , 2012 selected work biography
Pick of the Week Steve Meacham , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 3-4 March 2012; (p. 35)

— Review of The Good, the Bad and the Unlikely : Australia's Prime Ministers Mungo MacCallum , 2012 selected work biography
Politics Peter Craven , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 22 January 2012; (p. 18)

— Review of The Good, the Bad and the Unlikely : Australia's Prime Ministers Mungo MacCallum , 2012 selected work biography
Us, Writ Large Norman Abjorensen , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Inside Story , June 2012;

— Review of The Good, the Bad and the Unlikely : Australia's Prime Ministers Mungo MacCallum , 2012 selected work biography

'Norman Abjorensen reviews Mungo MacCallum’s The Good, the Bad and the Unlikely: Australia’s Prime Ministers' 

[Review] The Good, the Bad and the Unlikely : Australia's Prime Ministers Eloise Keating , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , Summer 2011/12 vol. 91 no. 6 2011; (p. 35)

— Review of The Good, the Bad and the Unlikely : Australia's Prime Ministers Mungo MacCallum , 2012 selected work biography
[Review] The Good, the Bad and the Unlikely : Australia's Prime Ministers Eloise Keating , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , Summer 2011/12 vol. 91 no. 6 2011; (p. 35)

— Review of The Good, the Bad and the Unlikely : Australia's Prime Ministers Mungo MacCallum , 2012 selected work biography
Politics Peter Craven , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 22 January 2012; (p. 18)

— Review of The Good, the Bad and the Unlikely : Australia's Prime Ministers Mungo MacCallum , 2012 selected work biography
Pick of the Week Steve Meacham , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 3-4 March 2012; (p. 35)

— Review of The Good, the Bad and the Unlikely : Australia's Prime Ministers Mungo MacCallum , 2012 selected work biography
Fascinating Gallery of PMs' Portraits John Uhr , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 14 April 2012; (p. 22-23)

— Review of The Good, the Bad and the Unlikely : Australia's Prime Ministers Mungo MacCallum , 2012 selected work biography
Us, Writ Large Norman Abjorensen , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Inside Story , June 2012;

— Review of The Good, the Bad and the Unlikely : Australia's Prime Ministers Mungo MacCallum , 2012 selected work biography

'Norman Abjorensen reviews Mungo MacCallum’s The Good, the Bad and the Unlikely: Australia’s Prime Ministers' 

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