The fights of my life / Greg Combet with Mark Davis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Combet, Greg, author.

Davis, Mark (Journalist), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Politicians--Australia--Biography.

Politicians.

Labor unions--Officials and employees--Biography.

Labor unions.

Politics, Practical--Australia.

Politics, Practical.

Australia--Politics and government--21st century.

Australia.

Australian Labor Party--Officials and employees.

Australian Labor Party.

Combet, Greg.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Carlton, Vic.: Melbourne University Press Digital, 2014.

Summary:

Greg Combet has been central to some of the biggest public struggles of our time - on the waterfront, the collapse of an airline, compensation for asbestos victims, the campaign against unfair workplace laws and then climate change. From an idyllic childhood on the Minchinbury estate in the western suburbs of Sydney, Combet's world changed dramatically with the early death of his wine-maker father. The shy child was uprooted to the suburbs and an uncertain future. A scholarship allowed him to study engineering and saw him appreciate first hand the role of unions in the workplace.

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 The end; 2 The beginning; 3 Union life; 4 Here to stay; 5 A hard landing; 6 The asbestos fight; 7 Victory; 8 Coming to power; 9 A turbulent climate; 10 Renewal; Notes; Index; Pic Section

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9780522866186

0522866182

OCLC:

1496393797