Labor People by Chris Bowen
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Description How much do you know about the history of Australia's oldest political party, the Australian Labor Party? You know the big names: Curtin, Chifley, Whitlam, Hawke and Keating. But what about the names behind the big names? The unsung and overlooked True Believers who have been the backbone of the Labor Party for one hundred and thirty years?In Labor People, Chris Bowen brings to life six great Australians and servants of their party and tells their story. Spanning the 1890s to the 1970s, in paying tribute to these Labor warriors, he also tells an important part of the history of Labor and Australia.Who was the first loyal deputy and lynchpin of the earliest Labor governments? Which leading advocate of votes for women went on to play an important but unrecognised role in Australia's literary history? Who did Labor turn to in its darkest World War One hours when its very existence was under threat? Who did Curtin and Chifley turn to for their hardest jobs? Which Labor loyalist called her own party out on police brutality when it wasn't fashionable? Which minister was Whitlam's steadiest performer? The answer to all these questions and more lies in the pages of Labor People.'Many have shaped the Labor Party and through it Australia. Chris Bowen has shone a long-overdue light on six of Labor's finest from the past. They deserve his generous and insightful reflections.' - Senator John Faulkner
Author Biography
Chris Bowen is one of Labor's most experienced parliamentarians. He entered Parliament in 2004 and has held a wide range of portfolios, including being Treasurer, Shadow Treasurer, Minister for Immigration and Minister for Tertiary Education. He served as Interim Leader of the Labor Party in 2013 and is currently Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy. He has degrees in economics, international relations and the Indonesian language. He is the author of three previous books: Hearts and Minds (2013), The Money Men (2015) and On Charlatans (2021). He lives in Smithfield in Western Sydney with his wife Rebecca, their children Grace and Max and two very cheeky Labradors Ollie and Toby.
Details ISBN 1922464724 ISBN-13 9781922464729 Title Labor People Author Chris Bowen Format Paperback Year 2021 Pages 240 Publisher Monash University Publishing GE_Item_ID:135738421; About Us
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