Joh for PM : the inside story of an extraordinary political drama / Paul Davey.
Publication details: Sydney, N.S.W. : NewSouth Publishing, 2015.Description: 306 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), portraits ; 24 cmISBN:- 9781742234335
- Joh for Prime Minister
- Bjelke-Petersen, Joh Sir
- Bjelke-Petersen, Joh Sir, 1911-2005
- National Party of Australia. Queensland Branch
- Political leadership -- Queensland
- Political leadership -- Australia
- Queensland -- Politics and government
- Australia -- Politics and government
- Queensland -- Politics and government -- 20th century
- Australia -- Politics and government -- 20th century
- Australian
- Queensland
- Political conditions
- Political leadership
- Party leadership
- National Party of Australia
- Bjelke-Petersen, Joh
- National Party policy
- Federal state relations
- Sinclair, Ian
- History
- Sparkes, Robert
- 324.294304 23
- DU 272 .B53 D38 2015
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Non-Fiction | 324.294 DAV | Available | 059041 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-295) and index.
Unfolding like a political thriller, Joh for PM reveals for the first time the details of the campaign that rocked Australian politics. In 1987 the Queensland Premier, Joh Bjelke-Petersen, launched an audacious bid to break the federal Opposition Coalition, replace Ian Sinclair as National Party leader, and become Prime Minister himself. Trench warfare waged between the Sinclair and Joh forces during one of the most bizarre and divisive periods in Australian politics. In Joh for PM National Party insider Paul Davey reveals what went on behind closed doors in top-level internal meetings and the strategies aimed at thwarting the Joh campaign and reuniting the party at state and federal levels. 'Anyone who thinks Clive Palmer's excursion into federal politics is a bit weird should read about the crazy days of the Joh for PM campaign.' - Michelle Grattan.
