| Description |
viii, 350 pages : maps ; 23 cm |
| 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 and 9 -- 21. Victory, November 10 |
| Summary |
Dark Victory is the secret history of John Howard's campaign against boat people that began with the Tampa and ended ten extraordinary weeks later - after deaths and disappearances, violent confrontations in the Indian Ocean and international uproar - with the Australian people giving the Prime Minister his third, most daring election victory |
| Analysis |
Howard, John, 1939- |
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Australia. Parliament - Elections, 2001 |
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Liberal Party of Australia |
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Electioneering - Australia |
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Illegal aliens - Australia |
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Refugees - Government policy - Australia |
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Australia - Armed Forces - Political activity |
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Tampa (Ship) |
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Election campaigning |
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Howard, John, MP |
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Children overboard affair |
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Australian Defence Force |
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Key item |
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Election, Federal, 2001 |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 294-321) and index |
| Subject |
Howard, John, 1939-
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Adelaide (Ship)
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Manoora (Ship)
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Australia. Parliament -- Elections, 2001
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Liberal Party of Australia.
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Tampa (Ship)
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Political campaigns -- Australia.
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Noncitizens -- Australia.
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Refugees -- Government policy -- Australia.
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| SUBJECT |
Australia -- Politics and government http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009597 -- 1990-
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Australia -- Armed Forces http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh92004658 -- Political activity.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002011434
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| Subject |
Illegal immigration -- Australia.
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| Author |
Wilkinson, Marian, 1954-
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| LC no. |
2003446247 |
| ISBN |
1865089397 paperback |
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