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Author Tanner, Lindsay.

Title Politics with purpose : occasional observations on public and private life / Lindsay Tanner
Published Brunswick, Vic. : Scribe, 2012

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 MELB  320.994 Tanner Tan/Pwp  AVAILABLE
Description xii, 351 pages ; 24 cm
Summary In a parliamentary career spanning 18 years, culminating in his position as the minister for finance and deregulation in the Rudd-Gillard governments, Lindsay Tanner always talked straight, and was always worth reading or listening to. In this edited selection of Tanner's press articles, speeches, and occasional essays from 1990 to 2012, he discusses a range of major subjects: Labor's problems and prospects; globalisation and its discontents; the family ties that bind; facing up to important values; the need for compassion; and lessons from his own life. Whether the subject matter is economic, political, or personal, his range of interests and insights is remarkable and his thoughtfulness and humanity shines through every page
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Subject Tanner, Lindsay, 1956- -- Political and social views.
Australian essays -- 20th century.
Australian essays -- 21st century.
Speeches, addresses, etc., Australian.
SUBJECT Australia -- Politics and government http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009597 -- 1990-2001
Australia -- Politics and government http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009597 -- 2001-
Australia -- Politics and government http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009597 -- 21st century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002012478
ISBN 9781922070043 (paperback)
Other Titles Occasional observations on public and private life
Occasional observations on public and private life