The battle for Bennelong

by Margot Saville

1st edition

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Melbourne University Publishing, 2007. 1st edition. Paperback. Very Good to Fine Condition. Maxine was wearing one of her favourite looks, a cardigan or jacket draped over her shoulders like a small cape. It makes her look like an So-year-old North Shore matron. I long to say, 'For Christ's sake, woman, just put your arms through your bloody sleeves!' Maybe it's a Brisbane thing. journalist Margot Saville shadowed Maxine McKew for six months to write the inside story of the 2007 election campaign in the seat of Bennelong. In case you were not paying attention, this was a battle between a political rookie and Australia's second longest serving Prime Minister. The Battle for Bennelong reveals the pathos, the inside machinations, and the many, many, many fete openings and raffle draws that Saville attended with Maxine, or the Prime Minister, or both. As John Howard faced the greatest fight of his political life, here is the true story of what really happened in his own backyard. It is a humorous romp through the 2007 election campaign, filled with chocolate wheels, fistfuls of dollars, the Granny Smith festival, lots and lots of opinion polls and, ultimately, one winner...

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