How Good is Scott Morrison? by Peter Van Onselen - ISBN: 9780733645747
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Unlikely rise, fires, pandemic: Was Morrison a miracle or a menace?

How Good is Scott Morrison?

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  • Paperback

    320 pages

  • Release Date

    14 April 2021

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Summary

Without fear or favour, How Good is Scott Morrison? examines the trials and tribulations of our 30th prime minister. Investigating Morrison’s unlikely rise to the liberal leadership and his miracle electoral win, van Onselen and Errington put his leadership under the spotlight.

Covering Morrison’s disastrous management of the catastrophic bushfire season that was highlighted by the extraordinary statement, ‘I don’t hold the hose, mate,’ and the decision to ho…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780733645747
ISBN-10:0733645747
Author:Peter Van Onselen
Publisher:Hachette Australia
Imprint:Hachette Australia
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:320
Release Date:14 April 2021
Weight:400g
Dimensions:232mm x 152mm x 28mm
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Critics Review

[…] examines the trials and tribulations of Scott Morrison’s unlikely rise to the Liberal leadership and “miracle” electoral win. – Jess Malcolm * NATIONAL [PRINT], Weekend Australian [AUDIENCE: 219,242, ASR: AUD 16,141] *How Good Is Scott Morrison? is a brightly written account that reveals how the pandemic challenged and changed a government whose members had long ago fallen prey to the banalities and trivialities of pre-pandemic politics. – Frank Bongiorno * ACT [PRINT], Canberra Times, [AUDIENCE: 14,068, ASR: AUD 10,222] *Their book is engaging, absorbing and often very funny […] * ACT [PRINT], Canberra Times, [AUDIENCE: 219,242, ASR: AUD 133,503] *How Good is Scott Morrison? could usefully form the basis for a full biography. – Christine Wallace * VIC + NSW [PRINT] Sydney Morning Herald + The Saturday Age, [AUDIENCE: 386,260, ASR: AUD 61,150] *

About The Author

Peter Van Onselen

Peter van Onselen is an Australian political academic, author and political journalist and commentator. He is Network Ten’s political editor, a regular presenter and co-host on The Project and The Sunday Project with Lisa Wilkinson and contributing editor at The Australian newspaper. Between 2010 and 2017, he hosted daily programs at Sky News Australia. Van Onselen has a weekly segment on Radio National Breakfast and appears regularly on The Drum and Insiders. He has published John Winston Howard: The Biography (with Wayne Errington, 2007), Howard’s End: The Unravelling of a Government (with Philip Senior, 2008), Liberals and Power: The Road Ahead (Editor, 2008), Professionals or Part-timers? Major Party Senators in Australia (2015), and Battleground: Why the Liberal Party Shirtfronted Tony Abbott (with Wayne Errington, 2015).

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