Author: Combet, Greg; Davis, Mark (with).
Title: The Fights of My Life.
Description: Melbourne Melbourne University Press (MUP), 2014. Paperback octavo, as new condition, black & white photos centre spread, minimal edgewear, autograph sticker front cover, autograph (author's written name title page). 312 pp. Greg Combet has been at the centre of some of Australia's biggest political battles: the waterfront dispute (Waterside Workers Union), the collapse of an airline (Ansett), compensation for asbestos victims, the campaign against unfair workplace laws, and then climate change. From an isolated childhood on the Minchinbury estate west of Sydney, Combet's world changed dramatically with the early death of his father, a wine-maker. Facing many challenges, he rose to lead the Australian trade union movement and become a senior minister in the Rudd and Gillard Labor governments. Along the way he has struggled with political ideology, the impact of work on his family, and the relentless demands of parliamentary life. ISBN: 9780522866179

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