Tanya Plibersek : on her own terms / the biography by Margaret Simons
- Bib ID:
- 8812311
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Simons, Margaret, 1960-, author
- Description:
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- Collingwood, VIC : Black Inc., [2023]
- ©2023
- ix, 340 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 24 cm.
- ISBN:
- 9781760643386
- Summary:
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A fascinating portrait of one of Australia's most influential women. Elected to federal parliament aged just twenty-eight, Tanya Plibersek has lived almost half her life in the public eye - and is the longest-serving woman in Australia's House of Representatives. But how much do we know about what drives her, what she values, and what we can expect from her next? Plibersek was born in Sydney to Slovenian parents, both of whom fled post-war Europe as young adults. Their experiences as migrants would profoundly shape the lives of their children. Driven by a commitment to equity and social change, Plibersek joined the Labor Party at a time of intense factional battles for the party's future and emerged as part of a new generation of ALP leaders. Throughout her career she has campaigned for social justice reform on issues such as paid parental leave, fairer rights at work and rights for same-sex couples and is a staunch advocate for gender equality. Award-winning journalist Margaret Simons draws on exclusive interviews with Plibersek, her political contemporaries, family and close friends to trace the personal and political strands of this modern Australian story. She considers Plibersek's role in the Rudd and Gillard governments, Labor's soul-searching years in opposition, and Plibersek's position in the Albanese cabinet. She also sheds light on the personal currents that have carried Plibersek, through moments of joy and tragedy, to become the person she is today.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-327) and index.
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