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Wayne Swan Wayne Swan i(A115694 works by)
Born: Established: 1954 Nambour, Nambour area, Nambour - Palmwoods - Yandina area, Sunshine Coast Hinterland, South East Queensland, Queensland, ;
Gender: Male
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1 Downfall Wayne Swan , 2014 extract autobiography (The Good Fight : Six Years, Two Prime Ministers and Staring Down the Great Recession)
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 16 August 2014; (p. 12- 17)
1 4 y separately published work icon The Good Fight : Six Years, Two Prime Ministers and Staring Down the Great Recession Wayne Swan , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2014 7681438 2014 single work autobiography

'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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