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James Button grew up immersed in the Australian Labor Party as the son of the street-fighting Senator John Button, an environment that encouraged him to become a political journalist and then a speechwriter for former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. His firsthand experiences are collected in this highly personal account of the rough and tumble world of modern politics and the growing disenchantment with Australia’s Labor Party. Button describes how politics took a detrimental toll on his own family, revealing that the death of his brother haunted their father—who in turn blamed the tragedy on his all-consuming absorption of politics. This moving memoir paints a colorful picture of the machinations of government and shows how far the party has strayed from the idealism and pragmatism of previous generations, ending on a hopeful note for the party’s revival.
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James Button is a former deputy editor, senior writer, and Europe correspondent for the Age, and he worked as the speechwriter for former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. He is the recipent of an international award from the British Commission for Racial Equality as well as two Walkley Awards.
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- PublisherMelbourne University Press
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 0522858589
- ISBN 13 9780522858587
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages256
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Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. a clean copy with no damage. The book has 2 facets, a year with Kevin Rudd, by the son of Senator John Button, and the 2nd is a reflection by that some on how far the Labor Party has moved from the idealism and pragmatism of his father's generation, ending on a note of hope for the party's revival. Size: Trade Paperback. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Australia; Politics & Government. ISBN: 0522858589. ISBN/EAN: 9780522858587. Inventory No: 0255124. Seller Inventory # 0255124
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1st ed. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear. 246 pp. James Button relates his personal story about working in Canberra for a year writing speeches for PM Kevin Rudd's Labor government. A fascinating insider account of the Australian public servant culture. The author grew up around politics because his father was Senator John Button, who was a minister in the Hawke and Keating governments. An important theme is his experience of Kevin Rudd's failure to communicate his policies, and how this helped destroy his prime ministership. First edition. Seller Inventory # 28041
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Paperback. 912. James Button spent a year writing speeches for Kevin Rudd. Before that, he reported on politics as a highly regarded journalist for Fairfax. But James also has politics in his blood: his father was the larger-than-life, street-fighting Senator John Button, who was a minister in the Hawke government. Growing up, James watched many political arguments fought under the family roof, witnessed a roll-call of political luminaries debating the direction of the Labor party and saw important victories and defeats at close hand. He believes both his father and his family paid a heavy price for politics. The death of his brother was something that his father never got over and in a deeply moving account, James relates how his father blamed the late nights and all-consuming absorption of politics for his son's death. Speechless is James' highly personal account of watching the rough and tumble of Canberra from both the inside and the outside. It's told through James' experience of Kevin Rudd's disastrous failure to tell his story, and how this helped destroy his prime ministership. This is also the story of a member of Generation X's disenchantment with the Labor Party. Working for Rudd, James paints a colourful picture of the machinations of government, and shows how far the party has moved from the idealism and pragmatism of his father's generation. He ends on a note of hope for the Party's revival. Good condition, tanning. Small tear on pages 175-178. Seller Inventory # 26093668
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