Born to rule? : updated bestselling biography of Malcolm Turnbull. / Paddy Manning.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Manning, Paddy, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Turnbull, Malcolm, 1954-.

Turnbull, Malcolm.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (328 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Carlton, Victoria : Melbourne University Publishing, 2018.

Summary:

After wresting the prime ministership from long-term adversary Tony Abbott, Malcolm Turnbull's term at the Lodge was brutally short. It traversed a soaring electoral honeymoon to the marathon 2016 election, to the compromises of a government with the slimmest of majorities and finally death by political sword. Why? Was it collateral damage for a Liberal Party tearing itself apart, or a consequence of the man himself? Born to Rule?, by esteemed journalist Paddy Manning, is the updated bestselling biography of one of Australia's most celebrated overachievers, charting his very public highs and lows in technicolour detail. Based on countless interviews and painstaking research, Born to Rule? charts Turnbull's relentless progression from exclusive Point Piper to Oxford University; from beating the Thatcher government in the Spycatcher trial to losing the referendum on the republic; from defending the late Kerry Packer in a Royal Commission to defending his own role in Australia's biggest corporate collapse. It gives forensic accounts of him striking it rich as co-founder of OzEmail, his spectacular misstep with the Utegate affair, and the hotly contested battle for Wentworth on his grand march towards become prime minister.Turnbull may be out of parliament, but will he ever be out of politics?

Contents:

Intro

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Prologue

Part I: Proving Grounds

1. Malco

2. The Officious Bystander

3. Sydney Royalty

4. Defending The Goanna

5. Thatcher-Catcher

Part II: Serious Money

6. Cleaning Up

7. A Bid Too Far

8. The Rich List

9. The Well-heeled Defendant

Part III: Destiny

10. Lord of the Ayes

11. The Member for Net Worth

12. Cabinet Timber

13. Grechery

14. Fraudband

15. Turnstile

16. 'Mr Harbourside Mansion'

17. No, Prime Minister

Notes

Malcolm and Me

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780522870794

0522870791

OCLC:

1493609010