| Description |
200 pages : portraits ; 20 cm |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: 1.Introducing the chiefs of staff -- 2.Know the boss---Supporting and protecting the position -- 3.Know the boss---Supporting and protecting the person -- 4.Coping and surviving -- 5.The policy agenda and coordination -- 6.Political management -- 7.Road-testing the lessons -- 8.Conclusions---It's not rocket science but that doesn't make it easy |
| Summary |
The Gatekeepers examines the position of chief of staff to the Australian Prime Minister from the perspective of key individuals who have held it. Exploring the support needs of Australian political leaders, it traces the forces that have shaped the growth and specialisation of the Prime Ministers' Office since Gough Whitlam first formalized the appointment of a trusted senior person as head of his private office in 1972. Addressing a critical gap in our understanding of the contemporary practice of Australian political leadership, it reports the findings of a project designed to develop an empirically informed understanding of the role of prime ministerial chiefs of staff as seen by those who held the post |
| Analysis |
Biography |
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Budd, Dale |
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Epstein, David |
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Feely, Nicole |
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Former Prime Ministers |
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Fraser, Malcolm |
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Gillard, Julia |
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Government performance |
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Hawke, Allan |
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Hawke, Bob |
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History |
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Hollway, Sandy |
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Howard, John, (former PM) |
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Interviews |
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Kemp, David |
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Members characteristics |
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Ministerial department relations |
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Ministerial staff |
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Morris, Grahame |
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Political skills |
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Prime Minister |
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Rudd, Kevin |
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Russell, Don |
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Sinodinos, Sen Arthur |
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Statistics |
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Keating, Paul |
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Walsh, Geoff |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Audience |
Adult |
| Subject |
Political consultants -- Australia.
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Prime ministers -- Staff.
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Prime ministers -- Australia -- History.
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Prime ministers -- Australia -- Staff
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| SUBJECT |
Australia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021326 -- Officials and employees http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00005024 -- Attitudes.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002006216
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Australia -- Politics and government http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009597 -- History -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002006165
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Australia -- Politics and government http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009597 -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024
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Australia -- Politics and government http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009597 -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002012476
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| Author |
Tiernan, Anne, 1968- author
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| LC no. |
2015375643 |
| ISBN |
9780522866513 (paperback) |
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