Australian Prime Ministers

Australian Prime Ministers completes the extraordinary rise of Australia s 29th Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, and the re-election of the Liberal Government in 2016. This book includes the completed chapter on Tony Abbott, who served as Prime Minister for just on two years from 2013 to 2015. With a revised introduction and updated lists of prime ministerial records and achievements, Australian Prime Ministers reveals the stories behind those men and one woman who have attained Australia s highest public office. Michelle Grattan has worked as a federal political reporter and columnist for The Age, the Australian Financial Review and The Sydney Morning Herald. She is currently chief political correspondent of The Conversation, a professor fellow at the University of Canberra and a regular commentator on the ABC Radio national breakfast program.