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We were a motley mob, we sans-culottes of Canberra …
In this vastly entertaining book, Mungo MacCallum captures the spirit of a nation-changing time. He portrays the Whitlam government's key figures – from Gough and Margaret to Lionel Murphy, Bill Hayden and Jim Cairns – as well as "the other mob" in opposition – Billy McMahon, John Gorton, Malcolm Fraser and many more.
The Whitlam Mob addresses some crucial questions: What was the night of the long prawns? Who was the playboy of the parliament? And who was "the toe-cutter"?
This is Mungo at his best: vivid and barbed, nostalgic but always clear-eyed.
'The Whitlam Mob, with its entertaining and informative vignettes forming a unique picture of Australian politics at the time, is a book worth reading more than once regardless of age, gender or political persuasion.' -ArtsHub
'Mungo MacCallum scrapes over the coals of Australian political history… It's a book one will treasure for quick reference.' -Adelaide Advertiser
'An amused, highly informed portrait of the Whitlam era with a larrikin edge, all underpinned with a Wordsworthian sense of wonder at having experienced tumultuous times and walked with giants.' -the Age
'The book is highly recommended for those suffering MacCallum column withdrawal symptoms' -Byron Shire Echo
'There's no doubt the 'wild and colourful' Whitlam mob is more fun to write about than the present dreary lot.' -the Australian
Mungo MacCallum is the author of The Good, the Bad and the Unlikely: Australia's Prime Ministers. He has long been one of Australia's most influential and entertaining political journalists, in a career spanning more than four decades.
In this vastly entertaining book, Mungo MacCallum captures the spirit of a nation-changing time. He portrays the Whitlam government's key figures – from Gough and Margaret to Lionel Murphy, Bill Hayden and Jim Cairns – as well as "the other mob" in opposition – Billy McMahon, John Gorton, Malcolm Fraser and many more.
The Whitlam Mob addresses some crucial questions: What was the night of the long prawns? Who was the playboy of the parliament? And who was "the toe-cutter"?
This is Mungo at his best: vivid and barbed, nostalgic but always clear-eyed.
'The Whitlam Mob, with its entertaining and informative vignettes forming a unique picture of Australian politics at the time, is a book worth reading more than once regardless of age, gender or political persuasion.' -ArtsHub
'Mungo MacCallum scrapes over the coals of Australian political history… It's a book one will treasure for quick reference.' -Adelaide Advertiser
'An amused, highly informed portrait of the Whitlam era with a larrikin edge, all underpinned with a Wordsworthian sense of wonder at having experienced tumultuous times and walked with giants.' -the Age
'The book is highly recommended for those suffering MacCallum column withdrawal symptoms' -Byron Shire Echo
'There's no doubt the 'wild and colourful' Whitlam mob is more fun to write about than the present dreary lot.' -the Australian
Mungo MacCallum is the author of The Good, the Bad and the Unlikely: Australia's Prime Ministers. He has long been one of Australia's most influential and entertaining political journalists, in a career spanning more than four decades.