In Stop at Nothing Annabel Crabb brings all her wit and perceptiveness to the story of Malcolm Turnbull. This is a memorable look at the Prime Minister in action - his flaws and achievements - as well as his past lives and adventures. Drawing on extensive interviews with Turnbull, Crabb delves into his university exploits - which included co-authoring a musical with Bob Ellis - and his remarkable relationship with Kerry Packer, the man for whom he was first a prized attack dog and then a mortal enemy. She examines the extent to which Turnbull - colourful, aggressive, humorous and ruthless - has changed. Crabb tells how he first lost, and then won back, the Liberal leadership, and explores the challenges that now face him today as the forward-looking leader of a conservative Coalition.

Stop at Nothing: The Life and Adventures of Malcolm Turnbull (16pt Large Print Edition)

Biographies & Memoirs

Crabb, Annabel

Leaders & Notable People

ReadHowYouWant

In 1993, Paul Keating won the unwinnable federal election. Since then, however the change in the 'Australian Labor Party's' fortunes have been diabolical. From Beazley to Crean, to Latham and back again; the 'ALP' changes its leaders faster than Howard changes his policies.

Losing It: The Story of the Labor Party in opposition

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

Cambridge University Press

For decades, feminism has argued the case for getting women into the workplace. Affirmative action, support schemes, paid maternity leave… all valuable devices, and yet still we agonize over why women aren’t better represented in the boardrooms and ministries of this country. But the answer is so shriekingly obvious, and yet hardly anybody ever acknowledges it. It’s because for women, the opportunity to work at those elite levels usually means opting out of having a family. Either that, or working like a lunatic whilst being plagued by personal guilt on one hand and the covert critique of other mothers on the other. The greatest asset male executives, politicians, and sportspeople have enjoyed throughout centuries of success is one that never appears on balance sheets or tax returns. And yet this asset keeps their lives turning over more efficiently than an accommodating accountant or the most obliging of personal assistants. And it is: The Wife. "Why can’t I have a wife?" It’s a common joke among busy women. But it’s not a joke. Male politicians who reach their 40s without having children are so rare as to be remarkable, but politics is full of women who are childless. Why? Because if you want to combine kids with an elite career, the first thing you need (if you’re going to have the best possible shot at it) is a stay-at-home spouse. And it’s awfully hard to interest a bloke in a gig like that. This book is not a shout of rage, but it is asking us to sit up and listen. Sometimes as women we spend too much time thinking about flexibility from only one perspective—ours. But what about the men? Shouldn’t the fight for workplace flexibility extend to men as well? And then perhaps it wouldn’t be seen as such an anomaly to see a man in a part-time role so he can spend more time with the kids? Cliché but true: kids need their fathers, too. This book is full of stories from the author’s work in and around politics and media, and involves anecdotes about high-profile women—and men. It will look at some research about flexibility in the workplace; it will look at statistics about childlessness and correlation to financial success for women and men. It will include some embarrassing disclosures about things Annabel Crabb has done to make life work in a busy career with three children. It will look at what happens to men who pitch in and take responsibility for their children. It will seek out some blokes who have made the decision to do more at home, and it will love them up pretty concertedly. It will contain some advice about how to build your own artificial wife, using trained partners, child care, friends, and family. This is a shout-out to men and women everywhere to take control.

The Wife Drought

Parenting & Relationships

Ebury Australia

The Wife Drought is about women, men, family and work. Written in Annabel Crabb's inimitable style, it's full of candid and funny stories from the author's work in and around politics and the media, historical nuggets about the role of 'The Wife' in Australia, and intriguing research about the attitudes that pulse beneath the surface of egalitarian Australia.

Why women need wives, and men need lives. 'I need a wife' It's a common joke among women juggling work and family. But it's not actually a joke. Having a spouse who takes care of things at home is a Godsend on the domestic front. It's a potent economic asset on the work front. And it's an advantage enjoyed - even in our modern society - by vastly more men than women. Working women are in an advanced, sustained, and chronically under - reported state of wife drought, and there is no sign of rain. But why is the work - and - family debate always about women? Why don't men get the same flexibility that women do? In our fixation on the barriers that face women on the way into the workplace, do we forget about the barriers that - for men - still block the exits? The Wife Drought is about women, men, family and work. Written in Annabel Crabb's inimitable style, it's full of candid and funny stories from the author's work in and around politics and the media, historical nuggets about the role of 'The Wife' in Australia, and intriguing research about the attitudes that pulse beneath the surface of egalitarian Australia. Crabb's call is for a ceasefire in the gender wars. Rather than a shout of rage, The Wife Drought is the thoughtful, engaging catalyst for a conversation that's long overdue.

Business & Money

Business Culture

Stop at Nothing: The Life and Adventures of Malcolm Turnbull

Political writer, commentator, master baker, and general dessert enthusiast Annabel Crabb has hosted many a dinner party. As the presenter of the ABC's popular series, Kitchen Cabinet, Annabel has dined with Australia's most influential leaders and served her magnificent desserts in kitchens around the country. This book is a collection of Annabel's favorite recipes from Kitchen Cabinet and beyond. Written with Annabel's characteristic humor and warmth, Special Delivery includes more than 90 recipes to make and take to the homes of those you care for. Included are recipes for salads, savories, biscuits, cakes, tarts, and of course a swag of delicious desserts artfully styled with a vigorous dollop of double cream. Each recipe has been tried and tested by Annabel, along with childhood friend and recipe guru Wendy Sharpe. With step-by-step instructions to prepare and transport these mouth-watering creations, Special Delivery will help you to create fabulous food that travels.

Special Delivery: Favourite Foods to Make & Take

Sharpe, Wendy

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

MURDOCH BOOKS

Is there no end to the talents of Annabel Crabb? Political writer, commentator, master baker and general dessert enthusiast Annabel Crabb has hosted many a dinner party. As the presenter of the ABC's popular series, Kitchen Cabinet, Annabel has dined with Australia's most influential leaders and served her magnificent desserts in kitchens around the country. She shared a passion fruit pavlova with Kevin Rudd, baked a strawberry shortcake for Bill and Chloe Shorten, and split a decadent coconut sandwich with Clive Palmer. This book is a collection of Annabel's favourite recipes from Kitchen Cabinet and beyond. Written with Annabel's characteristic humour and warmth, Special Delivery includes over 90 recipes to make and take to the homes of those you care for. Included are recipes for salads, savouries, biscuits, cakes, tarts and of course a swag of delicious desserts artfully styled with a vigorous dollop of double cream. Each recipe has been tried and tested by Annabel, along with childhood friend and recipe guru Wendy Sharpe. With step-by-step instructions to prepare and transport these mouth-watering creations, Special Delivery will help you to create fabulous food that travels.

Special Delivery

Special Guest: Feed your friends without doing your head in

Allen& Unwin

In 2014, two of Australia's most high-profile journalists sat at a kitchen table, hit record on a phone and started a rambling conversation that's still going on (and on). From books to TV, music to cooking, friendship to films, there's little cultural terrain Annabel Crabb and Leigh Sales haven't traversed in their oddly named but nonetheless wildly popular podcast Chat 10 Looks 3. Now, in their first book together, the pair takes a stroll through some of the issues of our time, offering advice for would-be writers, thoughts on developing a rich reading life, tips for navigating the perilous world of social media, and the secrets of a great friendship, all with the digressions that listeners of their podcast have come to love. Here Crabb and Sales discuss kindness, success and failure, and not taking yourself - or others - too seriously, with a liberal sprinkling of fairy wrens, granny pants, show tunes, creative insults, diabolical mum bags and CLANGs. Whether you're a devoted listener of Chat 10 Looks 3, curious as to what all the fuss is about, or simply looking to cry-laugh on public transport, Well Hello is the book for you.

Well Hello

Sales, Leigh

Penguin (AU Adult)

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Stop at Nothing: The Life and Adventures of Malcolm Turnbull (16pt Large Print Edition)

Losing It: The Story of the Labor Party in opposition

The Wife Drought

The Wife Drought

The Wife Drought

Stop at Nothing: The Life and Adventures of Malcolm Turnbull

Special Delivery: Favourite Foods to Make & Take

Special Delivery

Special Guest: Feed your friends without doing your head in

Well Hello