Best Australian Political Writing 2007

Tony Jones

Tony Jones selects the most illuminating, provocative and incisive analysis of the past year in politics.

Opinion

If you like political tub-thumping and fierce debate on local and international issues this is for you.
Daily Telegraph 19/4/2008

‘A look behind the scenes in both the Liberal and Labor camps through the 2007 federal election-for those who wish to savour it all over again, or perhaps those searching for clues as
to where it all went wrong.’
Australian Bookseller & Publisher 3/2008

About this Title

In The Best Australian Political Writing 2008, Lateline's Tony Jones selects the most illuminating, provocative and incisive analysis of the past year in politics. Here some of our leading commentators and writers dissect Kevin Rudd's march to the Lodge and John Howard's historic defeat; travel to Afghanistan and a drought-stricken Mallee town; weigh in on the culture wars; and investigate the bungled cases of David Hicks and Mohamed Haneef. This collection brings together the names, events and ideas that shaped a remarkable year.

'Veils and Vegemite' by Randa Abdel-Fattah, which appears in The Best Australian Political Writing, was originally published, in full, in Griffith REVIEW 15: Divided Nation.

About the Author

Tony Jones is one of the ABC’s most respected journalists, with more than twenty years’ experience in radio and television news and current affairs.
Tony began hosting the award-winning news and current affairs program Lateline on ABC Television in 1999. He has received four Walkley awards, including two for Best Broadcast Interviewing in 2004 and 2007. He is also the host of a new program called Q & A, which will be broadcast on ABC Television in May 2008.

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