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'A very personal account of an extraordinary period in Australian politics.
'Despite the divisions within the Labor Party as the Rudd government fell into disunity and as Julia Gillard was undermined by disloyalty from within, Wayne Swan steered the Australian economy through a time of unprecedented international economic challenges.
'He tells how he nurtured an economy that was the envy of the world, standing up to an opposition and a business elite who fought fiercely against Labor's political agenda. In the face of bitter attacks by vested interests - from the miners and big polluters, to the hotels and clubs industry and, of course, sections of the media - much important nation changing legislation was wrangled through the parliament.
'This is a story that can only be told from the inside. It provides unique access to the decision making of a government whose legacy of economic management and social change is still to be fully recognised.' (Publication summary)
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Dedication: To Kim, Erinn, Libbi and Matt, whose love and patience made it all possible. And to all Australian Labour Party members, the length and breadth of our great country, who never stop working to make Australia a more prosperous and fairer nation.
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Bringing Order to Chaos
2020
single work
essay
— Appears in: Inside Story , June 2020;'What do Labor memoirs reveal about the 2010 leadership change?'
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A Difference in Style and Content
Cabinet War Stories Hold Lessons
2014
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review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 1-2 November 2014; (p. 36) The Canberra Times , 1 November 2014; (p. 23) The Age , 1 November 2014; (p. 32)
— Review of The Good Fight : Six Years, Two Prime Ministers and Staring Down the Great Recession 2014 single work autobiography -
Swan's Memoirs Read Like a Job Application in Reverse from a Chronically Insecure Man
2014
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— Appears in: The Advertiser , 20 August 2014; (p. 20) -
Swanny Holds a Grudge
2014
single work
column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 19 August 2014; (p. 4-5)
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A Difference in Style and Content
Cabinet War Stories Hold Lessons
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 1-2 November 2014; (p. 36) The Canberra Times , 1 November 2014; (p. 23) The Age , 1 November 2014; (p. 32)
— Review of The Good Fight : Six Years, Two Prime Ministers and Staring Down the Great Recession 2014 single work autobiography -
Swanny Holds a Grudge
2014
single work
column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 19 August 2014; (p. 4-5) -
Swan's Memoirs Read Like a Job Application in Reverse from a Chronically Insecure Man
2014
single work
column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 20 August 2014; (p. 20) -
Bringing Order to Chaos
2020
single work
essay
— Appears in: Inside Story , June 2020;'What do Labor memoirs reveal about the 2010 leadership change?'