Tales from the Political Trenches

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In Tales from the Political Trenches Maxine McKew counters the view that Julia Gillard was a reluctant deputy who was forced to move against a chaotic and dysfunctional Kevin Rudd-and offers a different version of events.

Her story is an intimate account of one of the most tumultuous periods in Australian politics, as well as a tale of personal change. She brings a reporter's eye and an insider's knowledge to a story that has caused despair among Labor supporters and produced disillusionment among the electorate.

After winning a spectacular victory against Prime Minister John Howard in 2007, McKew was one of the many casualties of the disastrous 2010 election campaign, when Labor was left clinging to the wreckage and forced into minority government. Still dealing with her own disappointments in a political career cut short by the machinations, McKew has of her own party, and with more questions than answers, McKew has spent the past year talking to her colleagues in an effort to understand what went wrong. 

Tales from the Political Trenches is a must-read for those who have followed the events of the past few years and are still asking, "what the hell happened?'