{"product_id":"9781922979841","title":"Cathy Goes to Canberra","description":"Author: Cathy McGowan\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781922979841\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Monash University Publishing\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Oct 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 208\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2013 Cathy McGowan became the first female independent to sit on the crossbench, where she would represent the Victorian rural electorate of Indi for six years. Winning the seat of Indi, after the Coalition had held the seat for eighty-two years, was a watershed moment. Indi became 'Exhibit A' for future political campaigns  from Kerryn Phelps as the Member for Wentworth to Zali Steggall in Warringah.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCathy Goes to Canberra\u003c\/i\u003e tells both the story of the campaign to win Indi around the community's kitchen tables and the subsequent realities of negotiating good policy with the major political parties. This is a handbook  a 'how to be elected' and a 'how to survive' Canberra, and a manifesto for an alternative community-based politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2004 McGowan was made an Officer of the Order of Australia 'for service to the community through raising awareness of and stimulating debate about issues affecting women in regional, rural and remote areas.' McGowan was also a recipient of the Centenary Medal in 2001.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46867064520862,"sku":"ADS-9781922979841","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781922979841.jpg?v=1779429106","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781922979841","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}