Cheryl Kernot. The Woman Most Likely. The Woman Most Likely

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Publisher: Random House Australia
Publisher Place: Milsons Point
Publisher Year: 1998
Edition: First Edition

Description: 435 pages. Book and Jacket are both in Very good condition throughout.

Publishers Description: Cheryl Kernot - The Woman Most Likely On October 1997, Cheryl Kernot, leader of Australian Democrats, set in motion the chain of events that would change the course of her political career - and for better or worse is yet to be decided. Her controversial defection to the Labor party sent shockwaves through the nation - yet this rare and risky step was not one out of character with her outspoken and widely acclaimed political style. David O'Reilly's authorised biography Cheryl Kernot - The Woman Most Likely has been researched extensively over two years, delving deep into the personal and political history of this popular, influential, pragmatic yet enigmatic figure and why she is, indeed, the woman most likely to bring Australia to a new way of thinking. Cheryl Kernot - the Woman Most Likely details the rise of Cheryl Kernot from her humble beginnings as a schoolteacher through to her leap into the hotseat as Federal leader of the Democrats and the real reasons behind her decision to move to the Labor Party. An in-depth look at the woman who many believe is made of Prime Ministerial material, this book also details her personal family life and history, her rise into politics, her political adventures as leader of the Democrats and the gargantuan and draining power struggles as holder of the balance of power in the Senate, and her uncompromising political stance on strong, economically viable and egalitarian policy. Kernot's courageous and shocking decision to move to the Labor party is also detailed here in the light of Liberal conservatism gone crazy, outlining her belief that egalitarianism balanced with strong economic policy and influential leadership will be rewarded with national hope, trust and economic stability. For the middle-aged woman who became leader of the Democrats and singlehandedly changed the party's public face from their 'fairies at the bottom of the garden' moniker and transformed them into a credible, hard-edged uncompromising party with workable economic policy, her recent move to the Labor party was just one more step towards being able to have a hand in creating a just government for all Australians.

ISBN: 9780091837389