Backstage Politics
by Adams Phillip (ed) (9780670073849)

Summing up his view of Australian democracy, Kerry Packer once told me, 'Governments are there to do things for you, not to you.'

Phillip Adams has been close to governments of various persuasions for over fifty years. Having been a confidant - or a fierce opponent - of many of Australia's most influential figures over that time, he has built up an unparalleled collection of anecdotes about our political and cultural leaders.

Backstage Politics is also something of a personal memoir, tracing Adams' life in politics, media and the arts over the years. To make the collection complete, he's even invited the pollies themselves to submit t

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