Hockey. Not Your Average Joe

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: University Of Queensland Press
Publisher Place: St Lucia
Publisher Year: 2014
Edition: First Edition

Description: 322 pages. Book is in Very good condition throughout.

Publishers Description: While thousands of viewers watched Joe Hockeys approachable persona each week on Channel 7s Sunrise, there is a lot more to the Australian Treasurer than meets the eye. After embarking on his political career as a student, Hockey worked tirelessly to rise through the ranks of the Liberal Party learning some pivotal lessons along the way and earning himself one of the nations toughest jobs. Having held a raft of senior ministerial positions in the Howard government, he presides over some of the most controversial financial decisions of the decade: rejecting the bid by US food processing giant Archer Daniels Midland to take over Graincorp; Holdens decision to leave Australia; and demands for help from national icons such as Qantas and SPC Ardmona. Already a household name, it is hard not to know about Hockey the politician, who has declared a new age of opportunity and whose Budget has got the nation talking. But what about the man behind the politician Drawing on hundreds of interviews, as well as full access to Joe Hockey, his family and friends, Madonna Kings biography explores the influences that have shaped his life, and provides an exclusive and unparalleled insight into the man who will play a pivotal role in our nations future. About the Author Madonna King is the author of Catalyst, One-Way Ticket (co-authored with Cindy Wockner), A Generous Helping (co-authored with Alison Alexander), and Ian Frazer: The Man Who Saved a Million Lives.

ISBN: 9780702250149