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JOE ASTON The Chairman’s Lounge. Reviewed by Braham Dabscheck

JOE ASTON The Chairman’s Lounge. Reviewed by Braham Dabscheck

by NRB | 26 Nov 2024 | Non-fiction | 4 comments

There’s more to Joe Aston’s book about Australia’s national carrier Qantas than access to a luxury airport lounge. From 2011 to 2023, Joe Aston wrote the highly entertaining ‘Rear Window’ column for The Australian Financial Review, and delighted in exposing the...
PETER VAN ONSELEN and WAYNE ERRINGTON Victory: The inside story of Labor’s return to power. Reviewed by Bernard Whimpress

PETER VAN ONSELEN and WAYNE ERRINGTON Victory: The inside story of Labor’s return to power. Reviewed by Bernard Whimpress

by NRB | 3 Nov 2022 | Non-fiction | 0 comments

This expert analysis of the 2022 federal election examines Labor’s rebuilding process, the six-week campaign, and the challenges ahead. Victory was released for sale just over four months after election day, but it would be foolish to categorise it as a ‘quickie’. It...

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