Political Animal
A Politics, Essays, Writing book. He accused republicans in his own party of conducting a proxy war...
The essential work on Tony Abbott is now an expanded, updated short book - and a crucial election-year companion.Australians want to know: what kind of man is Tony Abbott, and how would he perform as prime minister?In this dramatic portrait, David Marr shows that as a young Catholic warrior at university, Abbott was already a brutally effective politician. He later led the way in defeating the republic and, as the self-proclaimed 'political love child' of John Howard, rose rapidly in the Liberal Party.Marr shows that Abbott thrives on chaos and conflict. Part fighter and part charmer, he is deeply religious and deeply political. What happens, then, when his values clash with his need to win? This is the...
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Misleading the ABC is not quite the same as misleading the parliament as a political crime. David Marr, Political Animal: The Making of Tony Abbott [Quarterly Essay 47] // He accused republicans in his own party of conducting a proxy war against Howard. He threw into the mix Churchill, Ptain, Charles de Gaulle, the failings of the Weimar republic and the rise of Hitler. In the Sydney Morning Herald at that time I set him some homework: Clearly explain how an Australian head of state with powers as proposed in the referendum could bring to office in Canberra a local equivalent of the most vicious dictator of the century? He never justified the Hitler slur to anyone. David Marr, Political Animal: The Making of Tony Abbott... He wanted the assurance from the department that nothing was going wrong underneath. But as long as that was the case, he didnt really want to get into all the detail of how the Job Network was actually running. He was not hands-on. He was generally interested in employment but he was not one of those ministers who run their department. David Marr, Political Animal: The Making of Tony Abbott [Quarterly Essay 47] //
Makes for a revealing read on the verge of the Australian Election. Most likely the political fate of the nation rests in his hands. Just what this will mean for Australia and Tony Abbott himself remains to be seen. In the result of unprecedented power and support of the people, Political Abbott vs Values Abbott remains an internal... My first Quarterly Essay. Surprisingly engaging. An excellent and provocative essay by David Marr. Brilliant! Such a great insight into Tony Abbott, his values and beliefs. I feel like I have a much better understanding of what makes him tick and why he does what he does. David Marr's writing is crystal clear, amusing, and compelling.
