The Short Goodbye: A Skewed History of the Last Boom and the Next Bust

The untold story of a nation forever changed, this unique account reveals how ordinary Australians were affected by the global financial crisis. With verve and wit, this record dissects the myth that Australia dodged a financial bullet by documenting the lives of those discarded on an economic minefield—from bankers to factory workers—and warns that without reform Australia could suffer a more terrible social and economic calamity from the next global rout.