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Quarterly Essay 47, Political Animal by Marr, David

ISBN: 9781863955775 PUBLISHER: Black Inc. FORMAT: Paperback PAGES: 370 PUBLICATION DATE: 1.12.2012 DIMENSIONS: 24.41 x 16.99 x 0.76 centimetres

DESCRIPTION: Tony Abbott is the most successful Opposition leader of the last forty years, but he has never been popular. Now Australians want to know: what kind of man is he, and how would he perform as prime minister? In this dramatic portrait, David Marr shows that as a young Catholic warrior at university, Abbott was already a brutally effective politician. He later led the way in defeating the republic and, as the selfproclaimed 'political love child' of John Howard, rose rapidly in the Liberal Party. His reputation as a headkicker and hardliner made him an unlikely leader, but when the time came, his opposition to the emissions trading scheme proved decisive. Marr shows that Abbott thrives on chaos and conflict. Part fighter and part charmer, he is deeply religious and deeply political. What happens, then, when his values clash with his need to win? This is the great puzzle of his career, but the closer he is to taking power, the more guarded he has become.

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