PublishedBlack Inc, October 2019 |
ISBN9781760640859 |
FormatSoftcover, 384 pages |
Dimensions23.3cm × 15.3cm × 2.7cm |
This first-ever biography of Penny Wong reveals a picture of a leader for modern Australia- poised, charismatic and representative of our nation.
A revelatory portrait of one of the most talented, poised and respected Australian politicians, written by one of Australia's foremost biographers
Senator Penny Wong is an extraordinary Australian politician. Resolute, self-possessed and a penetrating thinker on subjects from climate change to foreign affairs, she is admired by members of parliament and the public from across the political divide.
In this first-ever biography of Penny Wong, acclaimed journalist Margaret Simons traces her story- from her early life in Malaysia, to her student activism in Adelaide, to her time in the turbulent Rudd and Gillard governments, to her key role as a voice of reason in the polarising campaign to legalise same-sex marriage. What emerges is a picture of a leader for modern Australia, a cool-headed and cautious yet charismatic figure of piercing intelligence, with a family history linking back to Australia's colonial settlers and to the Asia-Pacific.
Drawing on exclusive interviews with Penny Wong and her Labor colleagues, parliamentary opponents, and close friends and family, this is a scintillating insight into an Australian politician without precedence.
