I am Tim: Life, Politics and Beyond - Softcover

Rees, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0522878741 ISBN 13: 9780522878745

Publisher: Melbourne University Press, 2023

Synopsis

When Tim Fischer's elder son was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, it triggered Tim's resignation as federal National Party leader and deputy prime minister of Australia. An outpouring of emotion across the political divide greeted his decision, a rarity in a political environment where few leaders choose to give up power and prominence. In I am Tim, Peter Rees uncovers the influences that shaped a key figure of twentieth-century Australian political life, from a Jesuit boarding school to the rigours of officer training and the battlefields of Vietnam, time in state and federal politics, marriage to Judy Brewer and life at home. Fischer's interests and activities after politics were many and varied, spanning a diplomatic posting to the Holy See, new historical studies, and chairing the Global Seed Vault in Svalbard, Norway. Tim Fischer emerges as a man of energy and ambition but also of humanity, courage and love.

About this title

About the Author

Peter Rees was federal political correspondent for the Melbourne Sun News-Pictorial, the West Australian and the Sunday Telegraph. This is his eleventh book, among them the award-winning biography of WWI war correspondent and official historian Charles Bean, Bearing Witness.

Edition details

• Publisher: Melbourne University Press
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0522878741
• ISBN 13: 9780522878745
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400