{"title":"Peter Kennedy","description":"\u003ch3\u003ePeter Kennedy\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeter Kennedy is one of Australia’s most respected political journalists. He started out as a high school teacher and lecturer, then as a journalist with \u003cem\u003eThe West Australian\u003c\/em\u003e. He moved to the \u003cem\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/em\u003e in 1977 as the paper’s State Political correspondent and was Chief of Staff in the Canberra Press Gallery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeter then became Press Secretary to Deputy Premier Mal Bryce. He was a journalist with the ABC from 1990 until 2010, and in 1995 was awarded the prestigious Clarion Prize for outstanding contributions to journalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeter Kennedy retired in 2010, but continues to provide political commentary \u003cstrong\u003e– \u003c\/strong\u003eincluding writing the Political Perspective column for WA Business News  - \u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e and is an Adjunct Professor of Arts and Sciences at the University of Notre Dame in Fremantle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"tales-from-boomtown-western-australian-premiers-from-brand-to-barnett","title":"Tales from Boomtown: Western Australian Premiers from Brand to McGowan - Revised and updated edition","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/uwap.uwa.edu.au\/collections\/peter-kennedy\"\u003ePeter Kennedy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVeteran political journalist Peter Kennedy has spent nearly fifty years observing twelve Premiers of Western Australia, across an extraordinary period of change in Western Australia’s history, from 1970 to 2019. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis insider account reveals issues linked with the jailing of two Premiers and a deputy Premier, the ruthless removal of a Premier mid-term, the election of the nation’s first female Premier, and the sensational ‘WA Inc’ Royal Commission. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith his distinctive style of commentary, Kennedy notes how the changes in the twelve Premiers reflect the development of the state, revealing the personal maneouverings linked with a number of key decisions. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInterviewing former Premiers, Prime Ministers and other national figures, the result is a lively book about how politics is played in the boom-bust West, still clearly an economic powerhouse of the twenty first century in Australia. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis updated and revised edition covers Mark McGowan’s first two years as WA Premier after a landslide \u003c\/span\u003evictory over Colin Barnett in the 2017 state election. It also features a foreword by the ABC’s election analyst, Antony Green, that addresses the need for reform in the Legislative Council.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eTales from Boomtown\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e... integrity and pursuit of high standards ... proved the hallmark of Kennedy’s journalistic career and established him as one of WA’s most respected political commentators.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003eKENT ACOTT, THE WEST AUSTRALIAN\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[The book] contains more than a few real nuggets of information not previously known ... Kennedy has achieved a difficult task in telling a complex and controversial story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003eHAL G.P. COLEBATCH, NEWS WEEKLY\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003ccite\u003e\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003ccite\u003eBook details\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003ccite\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePUBLICATION DATE:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 2014\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFORMAT:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEXTENT:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 352 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSIZE:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 234 x 156 mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 9781760800246\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRIGHTS:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e World\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCATEGORY:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/uwap.uwa.edu.au\/collections\/biography-and-autobiography\"\u003eBiography and Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/uwap.uwa.edu.au\/collections\/general-non-fiction\"\u003eGeneral Non-fiction\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/uwap.uwa.edu.au\/collections\/peter-kennedy\"\u003ePeter Kennedy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/uwap.uwa.edu.au\/collections\/politics\"\u003ePolitics\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"UWAP UWS PUBLISHING","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18726840500281,"sku":"9781760800246","price":29.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0542\/4573\/products\/Tales_From_Boom_Town_COVER_final.jpg?v=1551162452"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0542\/4573\/collections\/Peter_Kennedy.jpg?v=1404806851","url":"https:\/\/uwap.uwa.edu.au\/collections\/peter-kennedy\/updated.oembed","provider":"UWA Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}