| Record Number |
22101 |
| ISBN |
9781760644185 (paperback) |
| B WON |
| Location |
B WON |
| Author |
Simons, Margaret, (author). |
| Title |
Penny Wong : passion and principle / the biography by Margaret Simons. |
| Edition |
Updated edition. |
| Published |
Collingwood, VIC : Black Inc., 2023. |
| Collation |
xii, 386 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly colour), portraits ; 23 cm. |
| Content types |
text |
| still image |
| Carrier type |
volume |
| General Note |
Previous edition: 2019. |
| Bibliography Note |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary Note |
A revelatory portrait of one of the most talented, poised and respected Australian politicians, written by one of Australia's foremost biographers. "Senator Penny Wong is an extraordinary Australian politician. Resolute, self-possessed and a penetrating thinker on subjects from climate change to foreign affairs, she is admired by members of parliament and the public from across the political divide. In this first-ever biography of Penny Wong, acclaimed journalist Margaret Simons traces her story: from her early life in Malaysia, to her student activism in Adelaide, to her time in the turbulent Rudd and Gillard governments, to her key role as a voice of reason in the polarising campaign to legalise same-sex marriage. What emerges is a picture of a leader for modern Australia, a cool-headed and cautious yet charismatic figure of piercing intelligence, with a family history linking back to Australia's colonial settlers and to the Asia-Pacific. Drawing on exclusive interviews with Penny Wong and her Labor colleagues, parliamentary opponents, and close friends and family, this is a scintillating insight into an Australian politician without precedence." -- Publisher. |
| Personal Name |
Wong, Penny |
| Wong, Penny-Family |
| Corporate Name |
Australian Labor Party |
| Subject |
Biographies |
| Women legislators -- Australia -- Biography |
| Legislators -- Australia -- Biography |
| Women politicians -- Australia -- Biography |
| Politicians -- Australia -- Biography |
| Asians -- Australia -- Biography |
| Gay activists -- Australia -- Biography |
| Lesbians -- Australia -- Biography |
