
Dark Victory
How a government lied its way to political triumph
By: David Marr, Marian Wilkinson
Paperback | 1 September 2004 | Edition Number 2
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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.
About the Author
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 senior reporter at Four Corners.
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 was presenter of ABC-TV's Media Watch from 2002-2004. He joined the Guardian Australia in 2013.
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"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
ISBN: 9781741144475
ISBN-10: 1741144477
Published: 1st September 2004
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 480
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Country of Publication: AU
Edition Number: 2
Dimensions (cm): 19.5 x 13 x 3
Weight (kg): 0.55
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