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The Premiers of New South Wales 1856-2005.(Book review)
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The Australian Journal of Politics and History
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September 1, 2006
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The Premiers of New South Wales 1856-2005. Edited by David Clune and Ken Turner (Sydney: Federation Press, 2006). Two volumes, 820pp. $39.95 each, hb.
One of the most-overlooked fields of study in Australian politics has always been political leadership, particularly at the state level. The recently-published collection Yes, Premier: Labor Leadership in Australia's States and Territories, edited by John Wanna and Paul Williams (UNSW Press, 2005) began to fill this gap, and Queensland premiers have been served well by the Premiers of Queensland series. With the latter as something of an inspiration, the Sesquicentenary of Responsible Government in New South Wales Committee ...