Quarterly Essay 83: Top Blokes: The Larrikin Myth, Class and Power

by Lech Blaine

What makes a top bloke? Does the myth of the larrikin still hold sway? And whatever happened to class in Australia?

In this perceptive and often hilarious essay, Lech Blaine dissects some top blokes, with particular focus on Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese, but stretching back to Bob Hawke and Kerry Packer. This is a riveting narrative of how image conquered politics, just as globalisation engulfed the Australian economy. While many got...

• Format: Audio CD
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1713658429
• ISBN13: 9781713658429
• Release Date: January 2022
• Publisher: Audible Studios on Brilliance