Penny Wong (Dyslexic Edition)
Author | : Margaret Simons |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 635 |
Release | : 2019 |
ISBN-10 | : LCCN:be2020008319 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (19 Downloads) |
Download or read book Penny Wong (Dyslexic Edition) written by Margaret Simons and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 635 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A revelatory portrait of one of the most talented, poised and respected Australian politicians, written by one of Australia's foremost biographers. Senator Penny Wong is an extraordinary Australian politician. Resolute, self-possessed and a penetrating thinker on subjects from climate change to foreign affairs, she is admired by members of parliament and the public from across the political divide. In this first-ever biography of Penny Wong, acclaimed journalist Margaret Simons traces her story: from her early life in Malaysia, to her student activism in Adelaide, to her time in the turbulent Rudd and Gillard governments, to her key role as a voice of reason in the polarising campaign to legalise same-sex marriage. What emerges is a picture of a leader for modern Australia, a cool-headed and cautious yet charismatic figure of piercing intelligence, with a family history linking back to Australia's colonial settlers and to the Asia-Pacific. Drawing on exclusive interviews with Penny Wong and her Labor colleagues, parliamentary opponents, and close friends and family, this is a scintillating insight into an Australian politician without precedence.