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'Julia Gillard has always been an exceptional figure in Australian politics, widely admired by her adversaries as well as in the electorate. And now she is also an exceptional figure in Australian history: the first woman to be this country's Prime Minister.
'The path to power has been far from smooth. Gillard's career has been marked by pitched battles with jealous rivals and powerful factions. But as she herself has observed, "I am proof that a woman can thrive in an adversarial environment."
'Drawing on interviews with her friends and foes - and with Julia Gillard herself - award-winning biographer Jacqueline Kent gives us the first thorough account of her career before she challenged for the top job. It describes Gillard's Adelaide childhood, her time as a fiery student activist, her battles to get into Parliament and her relationships with the important men in her political life: Simon Crean, Kim Beazley, Mark Latham and Kevin Rudd.
'The Making of Julia Gillard is an insightful and immensely readable account of this remarkable woman, how adversarial her environment has been and how she has thrived. (From the publisher's website, revised edition.)
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Interviewing and the Making of The Making of Julia Gillard
2012
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— Appears in: ACTWrite , April vol. 18 no. 3 2012; (p. 6-7) -
The Gillard Ascendancy
2010
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— Appears in: Inside Story , June 2010;'Julia Gillard doesn’t owe the factions any favours, writes her biographer, Jacqueline Kent'
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The Next in Line
2009
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— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 18 October 2009; (p. 17)
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Less Than Meets the Eye?
2009
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— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December 2009 - January 2010 no. 317 2009; (p. 14-15)
— Review of The Making of Julia Gillard 2009 single work biography -
Rise of a Political Star
2009
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— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 29 November 2009; (p. 12)
— Review of The Making of Julia Gillard 2009 single work biography
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A Work in Progress
2009
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— Appears in: The Age , 26 September 2009; (p. 24)
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Non-Fiction Books
2009
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— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 3 - 4 October 2009; (p. 24)
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The Other Biography
2009
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— Appears in: The Monthly , October no. 50 2009; (p. 56-59)
— Review of The Making of Julia Gillard 2009 single work biography -
Beating the Men at Their Own Game
2009
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17-18 October 2009; (p. 32)
— Review of The Making of Julia Gillard 2009 single work biography -
Gillard's Grasp on the Political Domain
2009
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— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 21-22 November 2009; (p. 23)
— Review of The Making of Julia Gillard 2009 single work biography -
Gillard Is Focused and 'Doesn't Bear Grudges'
2009
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— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 26 September 2009; (p. 13) -
Gillard Biographer Review Slammed
2009
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— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 3-4 October 2009; (p. 8) -
Undercover
2009
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 10-11 October 2009; (p. 26) A column canvassing current literary news including a response to the Monthly's decision to publish a review of Jacqueline Kent's The Making of Julia Gillard by Christine Wallace. Wallace's biography of Gillard is due for publication in early 2010. -
Interviewing and the Making of The Making of Julia Gillard
2012
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column
— Appears in: ACTWrite , April vol. 18 no. 3 2012; (p. 6-7) -
The Gillard Ascendancy
2010
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— Appears in: Inside Story , June 2010;'Julia Gillard doesn’t owe the factions any favours, writes her biographer, Jacqueline Kent'