The Rise and Fall of the Australian Democrats: An Eyewitness AccountThis book is the account of a Democrat insider; one who was both a woman and a Queensland President. Its focus on Queensland makes very interesting reading for those of us who shared the experiences. |
Contents
Johs Queensland | 1 |
Emergence of the Australian Democrats | 9 |
Carrying on the fight | 25 |
We finally have a party | 35 |
President of the Queensland division | 43 |
The Queensland Gerrymander | 57 |
Democrats in the Senate 19781990 | 73 |
Democrats in the Senate 19901995 | 81 |
Democrats in the Senate 19972008 | 109 |
The beginning of the end | 117 |
Work can be hell | 127 |
Conversations with Democrats | 141 |
Back to shaping the future | 175 |
Don Chipps resignation speech | 194 |
Democrat ideology | 212 |
Not just a Dream | 225 |
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