02085cam a2200325 a 4500001000800000005001700008008004100025019001300066020002500079040002500104042000900129043001200138082002800150100003500178245006600213260003600279300002100315490004500336500001700381504005200398505013400450520089100584600002501475610003201500650003701532650004301569650003901612651004601651830006201697428174720111011094702.0071220s2007 vra b 000 0deng d1 a42477833 a9781863951111 (pbk.) aVHEIbengcVHEIdANL aanuc au-at---04a994.066092a320.9942221 aBrett, Judith Margaret,d1949-10aExit right :bthe unravelling of John Howard /cJudith Brett. aMelbourne :bBlack Inc.,c2007. a124 p. ;c24 cm.1 aQuarterly essay,x1832-0953 ;vQE28 2007 aCover title. aIncludes bibliographical references ( p. 90-96)2 aIncludes Correspondence: 'Reaction time' / Guy Pearse, Robert Merkel, Michael Angwin, Christine Milne, Mark Diesendorf, Ian Lowe. aIn Exit Right, Judith Brett explains why the tide turned on John Howard. This is an essay about leadership, in particular Howard's style of strong leadership which led him to dominate his party with such ultimately catastrophic results. In this definitive account, Brett discusses how age became Howard's Achilles heel, how he lost the youth vote, how he lost Bennelong, and how he waited too long to call the election. She looks at the government's core failings - the policy vacuum, the blindness to climate change, the disastrous misjudgment of WorkChoices - and shows how Howard and his team came more and more to insulate themselves from reality. With drama and insight, Judith Brett traces the key moments when John Howard stared defeat in the face, and explains why, after the Keating - Howard years, the ascendancy of Kevin Rudd marks a new phase in the nation's political life.10aHoward, John,d1939-20aLiberal Party of Australia. 0aPolitical leadershipzAustralia. 0aPrime ministerszAustraliavBiography. 0aPoliticianszAustraliavBiography. 0aAustraliaxPolitics and governmenty1996- 0aQuarterly essay (Melbourne, Vic.) ;vissue 28.x1832-0953