The Accidental Prime Minister by Annika Smethurst - ISBN: 9780733646942
Hardcover
Underestimated, poll-obsessed, and ambitious: How did he become Prime Minister?

The Accidental Prime Minister

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  • Hardcover

    352 pages

  • Release Date

    15 September 2021

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Summary

Critics have repeatedly underestimated Morrison’s political skill and overplayed the impact of his missteps. But Morrison seems to understand, more than most, what gets through to mainstream Australians and what they ignore.

Nine months after the spill that catapulted Scott Morrison to the top job, he won the 2019 election, surprising politicians and pundits throughout the nation. Yet, little was really known about the former marketing man whose hard-nosed political instincts and ‘dag…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780733646942
ISBN-10:0733646948
Author:Annika Smethurst
Publisher:Hachette Australia
Imprint:Hachette Australia
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:352
Release Date:15 September 2021
Weight:660g
Dimensions:240mm x 164mm x 38mm
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Critics Review

Review– Christine Wallace , VIC [PRINT] The Saturday Age [AUDIENCE: 241,029, ASR: 38,572]

Review–Christine Wallace, VIC [PRINT] The Saturday Age [AUDIENCE: 241,029, ASR: 38,572]

About The Author

Annika Smethurst

Annika Smethurst is the state political editor at The Age newspaper in Melbourne. She is a double Walkley Award winner and has two Melbourne Quill Awards for political reporting. In 2019, Annika became the accidental poster woman for press freedom when her house was raided by the AFP over a story she wrote revealing a government plan to allow the Australian Signals Directorate to spy on Australians. In her 2020 essay, On Secrets, she explored the impact of the raids and examined the importance of press freedom. She is the former national political editor of the Sunday Telegraph and Sunday Herald Sun and is a regular on ABC’s Insiders program and Sky News.

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