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Issue Details: First known date: 2017... 2017 Albanese : Telling It Straight
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'An updated edition of the personal story behind the very public political face of Labor’s Anthony Albanese.

'Anthony Albanese has been at the heart of Labor politics in Australia for a decade. For the previous decade he persistently worked to ensure that the Labor left was a vital part of all ALP activities. This is his story. The turbulent years of federal politics with a deeply personal dimension, this is the whole story of Anthony Albanese and the remarkable mother, Maryanne, who raised him.

'Anthony learned his political craft among the tough men and women of NSW Labor, inheriting his mother’s devotion to social justice, the South Sydney Rabbitohs and the party his family had served for three generations.

'ALBANESE: Telling it Straight reveals what shaped the bloke they call ‘Albo’, his climb through politics by playing hard, fast and sometimes loose and how as he and his colleagues wrestled with Labor’s future, he discovered his own past.

'Now with additional material.'(Publication summary)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Vintage , 2017 .
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      Extent: 464p.
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      • Published: 3 July 2017
      ISBN: 9781925324723

Works about this Work

Albanese Telling It Straight by Karen Middleton Revelly Robinson , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , December 2016;

— Review of Albanese : Telling It Straight Karen Middleton , 2017 single work biography

'A biography that complements the public figure we know as ‘Albo’ with a history that is frank, unabashed and personable.'

Anthony Albanese and the Art of Political Arithmetic Jane Goodall , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Inside Story , September 2016;

— Review of Albanese : Telling It Straight Karen Middleton , 2017 single work biography

'“A fascinating mixture of two stories,” was how Bob Hawke described this new biography of Anthony Albanese when it was launched at Parliament House last week. Hawke was referring to Karen Middleton’s skilful interweaving of Albanese’s personal history with a dramatic account of his life in politics. The personal story, culminating in an account of how he recently met the father he had never known, has a strong emotional dimension that will engage many readers. And the political side of the narrative was to take a sudden turn that very afternoon, only a few hours after the launch.' (Introduction)   

Anthony Albanese and the Art of Political Arithmetic Jane Goodall , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Inside Story , September 2016;

— Review of Albanese : Telling It Straight Karen Middleton , 2017 single work biography

'“A fascinating mixture of two stories,” was how Bob Hawke described this new biography of Anthony Albanese when it was launched at Parliament House last week. Hawke was referring to Karen Middleton’s skilful interweaving of Albanese’s personal history with a dramatic account of his life in politics. The personal story, culminating in an account of how he recently met the father he had never known, has a strong emotional dimension that will engage many readers. And the political side of the narrative was to take a sudden turn that very afternoon, only a few hours after the launch.' (Introduction)   

Albanese Telling It Straight by Karen Middleton Revelly Robinson , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , December 2016;

— Review of Albanese : Telling It Straight Karen Middleton , 2017 single work biography

'A biography that complements the public figure we know as ‘Albo’ with a history that is frank, unabashed and personable.'

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