About the Author

Susan Mitchell is well known for her ground-breaking book Tall Poppies. She has published fourteen books, including a recent biography of Margaret Whitlam. Most of her books have narrated and analysed the lives of women in politics, business, sport, literature, and other major aspects of Australian society.

Reviews

"To win power, [Abbott] has to get sufficient support from women. If the government can seize on anything, even if it is a long bow, suggesting he is slighting Gillard on gender grounds, it will use it ruthlessly because it believes he has a weak spot." --Michelle Grattan, Age