This note reflects on writing about prime minister Fraser, revealing insights into the challenges of documenting a recently defeated leader.
In 1989 I publsihed Malcolm Fraser PM, a study of the way that prime minister Fraser worked. In this note I muse about the back story, about the processes involved in writing a study of a recently defeated prime minster, explaining how the book was written and waht could be learnt from the interactions with Fraser.
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