(Paperback)

In the late 1930s an apprentice potter made a solemn pledge with some of his young work mates to meet up on New Year's Day, in the year 2000, in the famous Long Bar of the Hotel Australia. But the reunion never took place because, while sixty years later the young man in question was still going strong, the venue was no longer standing.

(Paperback)

(Paperback)

Containing drama, deceit and political intrigue, this book traces the events surrounding the notorious purchase of Blue Poles and the life of the ill-fated Whitlam Government. It provides a glimpse into Australia's social, cultural and economic history, and its changing class dynamics.