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An update on the new book

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The new book is close to finished, and we are on track for a release date of the first week of December. I will let you know in advance, but I think the way it will work is that I will publish here, for subscribers, a discount code so you can pre-order at a reduced price.

I still have final edits to do in conjunction with the editor, but at this stage we are talking basic copy-editing, not adding new material or doing anything more structural. That is to say, the book is written, and I’m stuck with it!

It’s a bit terrifying really, and it has been an interesting process trying to write about events that are, in many ways, still unfolding. A bit like trying to do a painting of a train while running along beside it.

So, the title is, officially, Voices of Us: The independents movement transforming Australian democracy.

This is table of contents.

Introduction: The transformation of Australian politics, one kitchen table at time

Part One: Zali and the zeitgei…