Dark Victory: How a government lied its way to political triumph

Awards:   Short-listed for Arts South Australia Festival Awards for Literature 2004 (Australia) Winner of Human Rights Award 2003 (Australia) Winner of Non-Fiction Award 2003 (Australia)
Author:   David Marr ,  Marian Wilkinson
Publisher:   Allen & Unwin
Edition:   2nd
ISBN:  

9781741144475


Pages:   480
Publication Date:   01 September 2004
Recommended Age:   From
Format:   Paperback
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Dark Victory: How a government lied its way to political triumph


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  • Short-listed for Arts South Australia Festival Awards for Literature 2004 (Australia)
  • Winner of Human Rights Award 2003 (Australia)
  • Winner of Non-Fiction Award 2003 (Australia)

Overview

Dark Victory is not only a fascinating description of past events: between the lines there are dark portents of repercussions yet to come.' John Button, The Age Marr and Wilkinson have pulled together the whole confronting tale of how through iron will, subterfuge, disregard for conventions of a civilised seafaring nation, the misuse of secret intelligence and the use of military force against the helpless, the federal government closed its borders in the quest for votes Through forensic research, the authors have managed to build a story that both thrills and appals.' Tony Wright, The Bulletin They put lives at risk. They twisted the law. They drew the military into the heart of an election campaign. They muzzled the press. They misused intelligence services, defied the United Nations, antagonised Indonesia and bribed poverty stricken Pacific States. They closed Australia to refugees - and won a mighty election victory. David Marr and Marian Wilkinson, two of the country's most accomplished investigative journalists, burrow deep into the ways of the Howard government. They reveal the secret history of the campaign against boat people that began with the Tampa and ended ten extraordinary weeks later with the Australian people giving John Howard his third, most daring election victory. Dark Victory is a thrilling and provocative account of events that shattered many of the myths Australia had about itself and changed profoundly how Australia is seen in the eyes of the world. It is also a potent reminder of the fleeting nature of truth in politics.

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Author:   David Marr ,  Marian Wilkinson
Publisher:   Allen & Unwin
Imprint:   Allen & Unwin
Edition:   2nd
Dimensions:   Width: 13.00cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 19.50cm
Weight:   0.532kg
ISBN:  

9781741144475


ISBN 10:   1741144477
Pages:   480
Publication Date:   01 September 2004
Recommended Age:   From
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Full up: August 23 to 26 2. Sea rescue: August 26 3. Australia v. the boat people 4. Canberra scrambles: August 27 5. Pan Pan: August 28 6. Boarding party: August 29 7. Labor cornered: to August 31 8. Pacific Solution: August 30 + 31 9. The rule of law: August 29 to September 3 10. The thick grey line: September 3 to 10 11. The shadow of the Twin Towers: September 11 to 19 12. The voyage of the Manoora: September 3 to October 8 13. Launching the campaign: to October 8 14. Orders from the top: October 6 to 9 15. Truth overboard: October 9 to 12 16. A military campaign: October 14 to 23 17. The boat that sank: October 17 to 28 18. The worst of times: October 23 to November 4 19. The navy leaks: November 4 to 8 20. The burning issue: November 8 + 9 21. Victory party: November 10 Aftermath Notes Glossary and abbreviations

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Marian Wilkinson is one of Australia's leading journalists and the author of The Fixer a revealing account of the life and career of Labor's Graham Richardson. She has worked as a senior reporter for the Australian, deputy editor of the Sydney Morning Herald and executive producer of Four Corners. She is currently the Washington correspondent for the Sydney Morning Herald and the Age. David Marr is the award-winning author of Patrick White: A Life Barwick and The High Price of Heaven. In a career spanning thirty years, he has written for The Bulletin and the Sydney Morning Herald, edited the National Times and reported for Four Corners. He is now presenter of ABC-TV's Media Watch.

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