IPA Events
Peter Coleman Book Launch, with Tony Staley and Tony Abbott
28th August, 2006 - 28th August, 2006
Location:
Institute of Public Affairs
Level 2, 410 Collins St.
Melbourne
The Heart of James McAuley examines the work of the famous poet, editor, critic, and political thinker. It places the poetry in its biographical context - from his anarchistic and avant-garde youth to the libertarian conservative and Catholic convert of later years. It takes a new look at the great Ern Malley hoax, his profound essays on the decolonization of New Guinea, his association with such major figures as B.A.Santamaria and Sir John Kerr, his involvement with the Industrial Groups in the ALP and with the DLP, his founding of the magazine Quadrant, and his response to a number of controversies from the CIA scandals to the New Left assaults on the universities. No other biography of McAuley encompasses all the wide-ranging activities of this great poet.
The book will be launched at the IPA by The Hon. Tony Staley and The Hon. Tony Abbott MP.
Speakers
Tony Staley and Tony AbbottContact