Australian Prime Ministers
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ISBN: 9781760798413
Publisher: New Holland Publishers
Year first published: 15 Jan 2026
Pages: 616
Format: Paperback / softback
The first 125 years of Australian nationhood has produced 31 Prime Ministers – a rich cast of characters diverse in personality, background, ability and achievement.From Edmund Barton to Anthony Albanese, they share (even the more unlikely of them) a common drive for power.Intelligence, imagination, nous, stamina, guts –this is what it takes to handle this unique job successfully – and, usually, a dash of luck. In practice,no leader can bring or sustain all those qualitiesand that gives a ring of sadness to many of theprofiles that follow.More positively, each Prime Minister reflects insome significant way the Australia of the times;through their stories we read our history, and ithas its share of heroes.
ISBN: 9781760798413
Publisher: New Holland Publishers
Year first published: 15 Jan 2026
Pages: 616
Format: Paperback / softback
The first 125 years of Australian nationhood has produced 31 Prime Ministers – a rich cast of characters diverse in personality, background, ability and achievement.From Edmund Barton to Anthony Albanese, they share (even the more unlikely of them) a common drive for power.Intelligence, imagination, nous, stamina, guts –this is what it takes to handle this unique job successfully – and, usually, a dash of luck. In practice,no leader can bring or sustain all those qualitiesand that gives a ring of sadness to many of theprofiles that follow.More positively, each Prime Minister reflects insome significant way the Australia of the times;through their stories we read our history, and ithas its share of heroes.
