Jacqueline Kent

The carols of Wheeler and James

admin — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 02:27:53 +0000

Does anybody remember, let alone sing, the Australian Christmas carols of Wheeler and James? Judging by the Christmas that has just passed, the answer is no: lots of carols involving the little tiny child, little drummer boy (the word ‘little’ is sooo Christmas), having oneself a merry little Christmas, but no gathering Christmas bush together [...] Related posts:

Winds

admin — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 02:27:53 +0000

I know you’re not supposed to start a novel with weather, but nobody said anything about a blog, did they. Went for a walk yesterday, and we were almost shredded by the grey, blusterous westerlies.As I struggled along Rose Bay waterfront, I found myself thinking the usual grumpy thoughts of the middle-aged: we didn’t have [...] Related posts:

Here and back again

admin — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 02:27:53 +0000

Well, it’s been a while, rudely interrupted, etc. But life goes on, and so does Julia Gillard, and her story has changed again and keeps changing. She used to make me think of Cate Blanchett at the end of the movie Elizabeth, the scene where she methodically puts white chalk all over her face, hiding [...] Related posts:

The fortunes of the Making of Julia Gillard, so far

Jacquie — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 05:25:37 +0000

Well, it’s been four cialis generico india

slightly battle-scarred months since The Making of Julia Gillard hit the bookshops, if that’s not too energetic a way of describing what has actually happened. Apart from the fact that someone who is currently writing a competing biography was asked, ridiculously, to review mine in The Monthly — what [...] Related posts:

Hobart Mercury

Jacquie — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:38:15 +0000

Hobart Mercury, 3 October 2009

Red Julia takes job seriously but not herself

For all Julia Gillard’s talents and ambition, it is her sense of humour and of the ridiculous that will see here through, writes WAYNE CRAWFORD

JULIA Gillard pleaded with Mark Latham not to proceed with the contentious policy on Tasmanian forestry that is widely [...] Related posts:

The Australian

Jacquie — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:37:27 +0000

The Australian, October 2009

Gillard’s grasp on the political domain

The Making Of Julia Gillard By Jacqueline Kent Viking, 320pp, $32.95

TRADITIONALLY, political biographies come at the end of a career, although there are always exceptions. Two biographies of then opposition leader Kevin Rudd appeared in the months before the 2007 election, as Australians rushed to find out about the [...] Related posts:

Biography Newsletter

Jacquie — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:36:34 +0000

Biography Footnotes, no 4, 2009

Book Review: Jacqueline Kent, The Making of Julia Gillard, Penguin/Viking, 2009, viagra preis

328pp, $32.95.

Many people want to know about Julia Gillard, undoubtedly the most powerful woman in Australian Federal politics today – what makes her tick and how she came to be such a star parliamentary performer.

The Making of Julia Gillard, [...] Related posts:

The Australian

Jacquie — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 06:33:02 +0000

Gillard’s grasp on the political domain

The Making Of Julia Gillard By Jacqueline Kent Viking, 320pp, $32.95

The Drum Unleashed

Jacquie — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 06:26:32 +0000

A different kind of politician

The Drum Unleashed, ABC.net.au

You don’t have to research Julia Gillard’s story for very long to realise that everybody seems to have an opinion about her – whether they’re interested in politics or not.   Views seem to be equally divided between those who like her and those who don’t. She’s been praised [...] Related posts:

The Making of Julia Gillard

Jacquie — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 07:40:49 +0000

The Making of Julia Gillard

October 18, 2009 by Deborah Robinson

Julia Gillard is the first woman in our nation’s history to become the Deputy Prime Minister and is tipped by many to go all the way to the top job. Highly intelligent, with a strong work ethic, Gillard is widely perceived to be ambitious. But does [...] Related posts: