Australia's Second Chance: What our history tells us about our future

Hamish Hamilton, Melbourne, 2015. First Edition. Trade Paperback. As New. First Impression. Size: 8vo Octavo (standard book size). 324 pages. This book is available and ready to be shipped from our local warehouse. Postage quoted is for a standard format octavo book. Final charges may vary depending on size and weight.. The bestselling author of The Australian Moment asks the most important question confronting the country right now - how do we maintain our winning streak? Most nations don't get a first chance to prosper. Australia is on its second. For the best part of the nineteenth century, Australia was the world's richest country, a pioneer for democracy and a magnet for migrants. Yet our last big boom was followed by a fifty-year bust as we lost our luck, our riches and our nerve, and shut our doors on the world. Now we're back on top, in the position where history tells us we made our biggest mistakes. Can we learn from our past and cement our place as one of the world's great nations? With newly available economic data and fresh interviews with former leaders (including the last major interview with Malcolm Fraser), George Megalogenis crunches the numbers and weaves our history into a riveting argument, brilliantly chronicling our dialogue with the world and bringing welcome insight into the urgent question of who we are, and what we can become. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: History; Australian History; Australia; Politics & Government. ISBN: . ISBN/EAN: 9781926428574. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 6196. . 9781926428574