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Biography

The importance of being Kenneth

The Many Lives of Kenneth Myer by Sue Ebury

The Many Lives of Kenneth Myer by Sue Ebury

Miegunyah, $59.99 hb, 621 pp

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What if Kenneth Myer, not Sir John Kerr, had been Australia’s governor-general in 1975? There would still have been storms in Canberra, but no intervention, no Dismissal. Readers of Sue Ebury’s fascinating biography of Myer (1921–92) may be tempted to play the ‘what if’ game, speculating on how Gough Whitlam might have used a full second term as prime minister.

 


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The Many Lives of Kenneth Myer by Sue Ebury

Miegunyah, $59.99 hb, 621 pp

ABR receives a commission on items purchased through this link. All ABR reviews are fully independent.


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