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1 online resource |
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Note |
Includes index. |
Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 The end; 2 The beginning; 3 Union life; 4 Here to stay; 5 A hard landing; 6 The asbestos fight; 7 Victory; 8 Coming to power; 9 A turbulent climate; 10 Renewal; Notes; Index; Pic Section |
Summary |
Greg Combet has been central to some of the biggest public struggles of our time - on the waterfront, the collapse of an airline, compensation for asbestos victims, the campaign against unfair workplace laws and then climate change. From an idyllic childhood on the Minchinbury estate in the western suburbs of Sydney, Combet's world changed dramatically with the early death of his wine-maker father. The shy child was uprooted to the suburbs and an uncertain future. A scholarship allowed him to study engineering and saw him appreciate first hand the role of unions in the workplace. He rose to. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 298-302) and index. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Combet, Greg.
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Combet, Greg. |
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Australian Labor Party -- Officials and employees.
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Australian Labor Party. |
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Politicians -- Australia -- Biography.
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Politicians. |
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Australia. |
Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Subject |
Labor unions -- Officials and employees -- Biography.
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Labor unions -- Officials and employees -- Biography. |
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Labor unions -- Officials and employees. |
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Politics, Practical -- Australia.
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Politics, Practical. |
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Australia -- Politics and government -- 21st century.
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Politics and government. |
Chronological Term |
21st century |
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2000-2099 |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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Added Author |
Davis, Mark (Journalist), author.
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Other Form: |
Print version: 9780522866179 0522866174 (DLC) 2014456000 (OCoLC)874832411 |
ISBN |
9780522866186 (electronic book) |
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0522866182 (electronic book) |
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9780522866179 |
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0522866174 |
Standard No. |
40025044548 |
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