Menzies' child : the Liberal Party of Australia, 1944-1994

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Menzies' child : the Liberal Party of Australia, 1944-1994

Gerard Henderson

Allen & Unwin, 1994

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Includes speech by R.G. Menzies on compact disc in pocket

Includes bibliographical references and index

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This account tells the story of the Liberal Party of Australia from its formation in October 1944 to 1994. It is a history book, but also an autobiographical account of the individuals who made the Liberal Party - Robert Menzies, Elizabeth Couchman, Paul Hasluck, Garfield Barwick and Malcolm Fraser. It is the story of success and failure at both national and state levels, and an analysis of the reasons for the party's successive Federal election losses. The book includes many interview extracts from the author's discussions with Pattie Menzies, Paul Hasluck, Margaret Guilfoyle, Garfield Barwick, Andrew Peacock, Nick Greiner, John Howard, Jeff Kennett and others, shedding light on the personalities, frailties and divisions behind the Liberal Party's 50-year history.

Table of Contents

  • What is to be done
  • political conservatism in Australia, 1901-44
  • present at the creation - the formation of the Liberal party, 1944
  • Menzies' wilderness years, 1945-49
  • the Liberals in office - beforre the Labour split
  • The Liberal ascendancy, 1955-66
  • Robert Menzies - this was your life
  • very much the second XI - from Harold Holt to William McMahon via John Gorton
  • Billy Snedden, Malcolm Fraser and Sir John Kerr, 1973-75 - the years of turmoil in Opposition
  • the Fraser Government 1976-83 - or why so few Liberals love Malcolm anymore
  • the wilderness years mark II - Andrew Peacock, John Howard, John Hewson
  • epilogue - on writing on the Liberals.

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