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Friday essay: Don Watson’s book on Paul Keating ended their friendship – is it our best ever political memoir?

Friday essay: Don Watson’s book on Paul Keating ended their friendship – is it our best ever political memoir?

Speechwriter Don Watson’s insider account of the prime minister he worked for, written ‘in tragic mode’, was an instant bestseller – but...

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Joshua Black

Paul Kelly’s exceptional history charts the decline and fall of the Coalition – but leaves questions unanswered

Paul Kelly’s exceptional history charts the decline and fall of the Coalition – but leaves questions unanswered

The Twilight of Exceptionalism is a story of problems unsolved and potential unfulfilled.

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Joshua Black