Peter Costello: The New Liberal

Shaun Carney

Allen & Unwin, 2001 - Australia - 344 pages

In this work of literary journalism, Shaun Carney looks at the forces that have shaped Peter Costello, widely-touted as a future Prime Minister. Writing from psychological, political and historical perspectives, Carney draws on his first-hand knowledge of Costello to give an up-to-date and in-depth portrait of the Liberal Party's great hope of the new century.

About the author

Shaun Carney is an Associate Editor with The Age newspaper in Melbourne. He has been a special correspondent in the United States and Great Britain, where he covered the general election in 1997 which saw Tony Blair assume power. In addition to his work at The Age, he has been the National Affairs Editor at Rolling Stone, a contributing editor (national affairs) at Juice magazine and a lecturer in the Master of Arts (Communication) program at Monash University.He is the author of a book on industrial relations, Australia in Accord (Sun Books, 1988).

Bibliographic information

• Title: Peter Costello: The New Liberal
• Author: Shaun Carney
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Allen & Unwin, 2001
• ISBN: 1865083259, 9781865083254
• Length: 344 pages