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Credlin & Co.: How the Abbott Government Destroyed Itself

Peta Credlin was far more than a chief of staff to Tony Abbott. She managed his schedule, his temper, his public image and his decisions, and in doing so she shaped the kind of leader he could be. Her control protected him from difficult choices, but it also left him without the judgement a prime minister needs.

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Abbott and Credlin built a formidable election campaign while in opposition. Once in government, however, the same methods became a firm grip on cabinet, the parliamentary party, the bureaucracy and news outlets alike, and voices that questioned the approach were pushed aside. This book traces how the partnership at the heart of the government came to shape its fortunes, and what the collapse cost the people caught up in it.

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