Trust Me.

A lively look at the deep distrust between Australians and the people they elect to office, this book showcases the long history of such an uneasy relationship. From the 1850s to the 2013 election, Jackie Dickenson traces the ways in which such animosity has, and hasn't, changed over the course...

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Main Author: Dickenson, Jackie
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago : University of New South Wales Press, 2013.
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505 0 |a Front Cover; About the Author; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Politics becomes a profession; 2. A sacred trust; 3. Broken promises; 4. The great salary grab; 5. The good local Member (then); 6. A political birth right; 7. Pensions and pay rises; 8. Fear of the monster; 9. People power; 10. Betrayal; 11. Women will make it better; 12. Managing trust; 13. Blaming the media; 14. The good local Member (now); 15. Trust now; Notes; Bibliography; Index. 
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