Trust Me: Australians and Their Politicians by Jackie Dickenson (9781742246512)

Description - Trust Me: Australians and Their Politicians by Jackie Dickenson

ItOCOs not news that Australians donOCOt really trust their politicians and the relationship between politicians and the people who elect them is certainly not warm and cuddly. But as this lively book shows, the OCycrisis of trustOCO has a long history. The path from mutton chop-whiskered colonial politicians to OCyHonest JohnnieOCO and OCyJuliarOCO is a rich and colourful one. From the 1850s to the 2013 election, Jackie Dickenson traces the ways in which this animosity has changed or hasnOCOt. While weOCOre always being told that cynicism about politics is on the rise, she argues that having blind trust isnOCOt a desirable alternative either. And does the rise of personality politics make it all the mediaOCOs fault? She asks tough questions, revisits scandals, explores times of trauma and difficulty for the nation, and concludes that Australian voters donOCOt have it too bad."

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