{"product_id":"9781925203783","title":"Credlin \u0026 Co.: How the Abbott Government Destroyed Itself","description":"\u003ci\u003eCredlin was Abbott’s enforcer, his disciplinarian, his counsellor, his brain, his mother. Her strength as a chief of staff was a sign of his weakness as a prime minister: she gave him the option of disengaging. Credlin allowed Abbott to be who he wanted to be: the good bloke, the philosopher, the weekend fire-fighter, the surfer, the orator, the man of action. If Abbott was a natural leader, it could have worked. But he lacked the most important attribute of all: judgement.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Tony Abbott and his chief of staff, Peta Credlin, ran a brilliant campaign in opposition. But their approach led to disaster in government. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When Abbott became prime minister, he and Credlin ruthlessly controlled ministers, backbenchers, the public service and the media. They shut out voices that questioned Abbott’s way. Everything started to unravel. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCredlin\u0026amp;Co.\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of a relationship that determined the fate of a government. It shows in stunning detail the disastrous consequences of power abused, and the broken people left in its wake. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Aaron Patrick is the print editor of the \u003ci\u003eAustralian Financial Review\u003c\/i\u003e and author of \u003ci\u003eDownfall: How the Labor Party Ripped Itself Apart\u003c\/i\u003e (2013).","brand":"Schwartz Publishing Pty. Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47131931443440,"sku":"9781925203783","price":20.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781925203783_p0.jpg?v=1763633261","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781925203783","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}