Synopsis: A journalist sits down to interview Australia’s greatest post war prime minister.
Key Takeaways
Page 33 – I feel sorry for kids who don’t have a happy home life because it makes a difference to the whole rest of your life
Page 33 – The first thing you got to show your love. And its got to be real love. Let your kids know that they matter and that you’re going to do everything you can to help them
Page 85 – You know the party policy in your area. You know what need to be done to turn that policy in to an implementable government activity. I will intervene in one of two circumstances; one you ask me to, you want my help with something: two, if something that you’re doing crosses with somebody else’s portfolio. I’ll resolve the dispute
Final Thoughts: This book could have been a third of its size and twice as good. I wished it touched on some more personal issues, like his estrangement from his kids. 5/10
Stranger in Sydney 