Abbott, Tony
climate change policy 298, 335–6, 337–8, 342–3, 388
Keating’s view of 308
knighting of Prince Philip 6, 366, 367
leadership aspirations 307, 308–9, 335, 340
leadership challenge by Turnbull 3, 376–7
loss of support 366–8, 372, 376
monarchism 231, 234–7, 239, 249
opposition to Turnbull’s preselection 273, 277
Rhodes scholarship 69
rivalry with Turnbull 234, 239, 273
and same-sex marriage debate 370–1
treatment of Cabinet 367, 369, 382
view of Turnbull 309
Abetz, Eric 299, 322–3, 324, 326, 332, 335, 377, 382
Adler, Lyndi 203
Adler, Rodney 144, 197, 203–9, 211, 216–17, 218, 220, 221
Aisbitt, Jonathan 212
Albrechtsen, Janet 278, 301, 308, 329, 330
Allan, Col 352
Anderson, John 292
Anderson, Warren 188
Arbib, Mark 368
Archibald, Jules Francois 60
Armstrong, David 60
Armstrong, Sir Robert 121–2, 123–4, 126, 128, 130, 132–4
Asper, Izzy 163
Assange, Julian 136
Atanaskovic, John 206
Atwill, Lady Susan 273
Bailey, Fran 341
Bailey, John 121
Barrett, Tim 31
Barton, Sir Edmund 22
Barton, Gordon 41–4, 46, 49, 229
Beattie, Peter 294
Beazley, Kim 161, 173, 238, 252
Beckwith, Peter 154
Belgiorno-Nettis, Marco 282
Belsham, Bruce 361
Benson, Simon 376
Beresford, Quentin 303
Berger, Yanky 275
Bernardi, Cory 82, 337, 377, 388
Betts, Sally 273
Bishop, Bronwyn 5, 231–3, 369, 375
Bishop, Julie 301, 307, 308, 310, 319, 367, 369, 374, 376
Black, Conrad 171–2, 173, 174, 176, 181
Blainey, Geoffrey 245
Blanchett, Cate 304
Bligh, William 10
Bolte, Henry 53
Bond, Alan 142, 143, 146, 154, 155, 158–60, 188
Bond, Eileen 188
Bottom, Bob 107
Bougoure, Bob 104
Bowen, Chris 316
Boyd, Ernest 87
Bracks, Steve 297
Brereton, Tom 269
Briggs, Jamie 382
Brisbane, Thomas 10
Brown, Bryan 304
Budde, Paul 362
Burchett, Wilfred 42
Burgess, Guy 117
Burke, Edmund 124
Burke, Tony 75
Burnham, David 149
Burrows, Mark 165
Bush, George 118
Bush, George W 281
Butler, Terri 370
Buzo, Alex 258
Cairncross, John 117
Caldwell, Brian 266
Cameron, David 336
Cameron, Ross 275
Campbell, Ian 296
Carlton, Jim 52
Carr, Bob 33–4, 60, 77, 82, 202, 227, 259, 261–2, 269–80, 292
Carr, Helena 77
Carrick, John 84
Cassidy, Barrie 364
Cassidy, Lady Gwen 83
Cavanagh, John 144
Charles, Prince 226
Charlton, Andrew 324–5, 326–7, 332
Chernomyrdin, Viktor 185
Chester, Harry 69
Chifley, Ben 77
Chikarovski, Kerry 259
Chipp, Don 42
Chisholm, Sam 110, 160, 173, 183
Clark, Manning 227
Clarko, Jim 154
Clinton, Bill 182
Codd, Mike 128
Coleman, Peter 54, 82–3, 84, 85
Connell, Daniel 298
Connors, Rex 66
Conroy, Stephen 222, 346, 347, 348, 350, 351
Cook, Patrick 54
Cook, Peter 378
Cooper, Adrian 26
Cooper, Brad 205
Cormann, Mathias 382
Corrigan, Chris 166, 182, 272, 275
Corzine, Jon 201
Cosser, Steve 161, 162, 163, 183
Costello, Emmet 268
Costello, Peter
as backbencher 307
on Cabinet leaks 306
on climate change policy 301
entry to parliament 286
leadership ambitions 289
retirement 314
and Turnbull’s preselection 275
Costello, Tim 247
Costigan, Frank 89, 91, 92, 99–100, 102, 104, 107, 111–12
Cowen, Sir Zelman 148
Craven, Greg 243
Crawford, Robin 282
Crawford, Russel 11
Credlin, Peta 3–4, 367, 368, 376
Crichton-Browne, Noel 314
Crichton-Brown, Robert 97
Cubbon, Sir Brian 121
Curran, Des 86
Dale, Brian 54
Danby, Michael 285
Darroch, Robert 94
Davila, Juan 312
Day, Mark 247
Deakin, Alfred 383
Delahunty, Mary 241
Devine, Miranda 260
Disney, Julian 64
Dodd, Gillian 211
Dodd, Peter 156
Dodds-Streeton, Julie 213, 214–15
Doucoure, Melissa 79
Dougherty, Martin 147
Dowd, John 84
Dowding, Peter 154
Downer, Alexander 230, 285, 301, 307, 308, 314
Drewe, Robert 60
Dunstan, Don 65
Durand, Neil 78
Dye, Vivienne 277
Easson, Michael 182
Ebeid, Michael 364
Ecuyer, Dani 305
Eden, Anthony 118
Einfeld, Marcus 261
Elizabeth II, Queen 61, 228, 229–30, 252
Elliott, John 144
Ellis, Bob 37–8, 40, 41, 54, 56–7, 72, 81–2, 115, 126, 134, 135–6
Ellison, Chris 301
Emerson, Craig 328
Emin, Tracey 189
Entsch, Warren 370
Evans, Gareth 99–100, 100, 238
Fahey, John 249
Fahy, Laurie 27
Fairfax, Lady Mary 145, 147, 273
Fairfax, Warwick 145–8, 149–50, 164
Fairhall, Allen 13
Feldman, Pinchus 275
Ferguson, Laurie 40
Fifield, Mitch 383
Fischer, Tim 230
Fitzgerald, Joanna 76
Fitzgerald, RD 76
Fitzpatrick, Kate 77
Flanagan, Richard 303
Flannery, Tim 292
Fletcher, Paul 344
Flint, David 273
Ford, William 85
Fraser, Malcolm 12, 50, 54, 56, 62, 66, 70, 97, 172, 246
Freeman, Simon 125
Friedman, Milton 62
Frydenberg, Josh 382
Gallacher, Mike 259
Game, Philip 38
Gannon, Franklin 46
Garnaut, Ross 339
Garrett, Peter 247–8, 283, 300, 304–5, 312, 336
Gillard, Julia 136, 338, 368, 381, 384
Gilly, Edward 139
Gorton, Lady Nancy 273
Goss, Wayne 155
Grant, John 323, 324, 329, 332
Grant, Sandy 114, 129, 177, 224
Grech, Godwin 5, 18, 19, 321–3, 325–7, 329–34, 340
Greengrass, Paul 113–14, 125, 126, 132, 134
Greiner, Nick 84–5, 141, 256, 260, 273, 334
Grundy, Reg 160
Gunn, John 156
Gyles, Roger 92
Hamlyn, Paul 114
Hancock, Ian 386
Hanley, Michael 119
Hansen, Murray 310
Harley, Tom 2
Harper, Joe 90
Harris, Peter 355
Hartcher, Peter 314, 334, 368, 369
Hastings, Max 171
Hawke, Bob 69, 101, 111, 128, 173, 226, 290
Hefner, Christie 70
Hefner, Hugh 70
Hellman, Warren 174
Hely, Peter 81
Henderson, Sarah 369
Hendrick, Colin 187
Hennessy, Peter 132
Henry, Ken 317, 318, 325, 327, 330–2
Hepworth, John 54
Hewson, John 230, 231, 264, 385
Heydon, Dyson 371
Hill, Robert 271, 273, 275, 291
Hockey, Joe 5, 36, 82, 265, 275, 301, 307, 308, 335, 340, 341, 382
Holdings, David 55
Hollis, Sir Roger 113, 118, 120, 121, 126, 129, 134–5
Holmes à Court, Janet 166
Holmes à Court, Robert 144, 158, 164
Holt, Harold 41
Hooper, David 128
Houldsworth, Samuel Peter Truman 22, 23, 24
Howard, John
campaign for Tom Hughes 75
climate change policy 291–2, 295–6, 297, 299, 301, 304, 305–6
convict ancestors 12
and Crichton-Browne’s expulsion 314
election campaign 2007 301–2, 303–4, 306
electoral success 286
entry to parliament 286
and HIH collapse 211
preselection for Bennelong 84
on preselection of Turnbull 273, 275, 278
and referendum on republic 244–5, 245, 246, 251
relationship with Costello 288–9
relationship with Turnbull 301
as treasurer 92
university days 36
use of Kirribilli House 188
Howard, Sean 190–1, 192, 195, 196–7, 198–9, 282
Howes, Paul 368
Hughes family 77
Hughes, Geoffrey 77
Hughes, Gerard 269
Hughes, Joanna 76
Hughes, John 268
Hughes, Lucy see Turnbull (née Hughes), Lucy
Hughes, Robert 59, 77, 152, 255, 257–8
Hughes, Tom 75–6, 78, 79, 81, 82, 83, 90, 94, 111, 181, 268, 280, 282
Humphreys, Kevin 139
Hunt, Greg 388
Ivany, Peter 272
Jensen, Dennis 367
Johns, Brian 182
Johnson, Boris 373
Johnson, Johnno 82
Johnson, Mark 143
Johnston, Hetty 312
Jones, Alan 1–2, 4, 83, 267, 274, 275, 286, 293
Jones, Clem 243
Jones, Phil 36
Keating, Paul
approach to Turnbull to join Labor 237, 239
challenge for leadership 368
and Costigan inquiry 99
energy efficiency measures 290
entry to parliament 286
and media ownership rules 148, 166, 172
and national broadband 182, 183
on potential Liberal leaders 308
republicanism 184, 229–30, 231, 233, 234, 245
world’s first internet phone call 194
Keneally, Thomas 228, 229, 253
Kennedy, Trevor
on departure from Tourang consortium 175–6
on killing cats 74
as managing director of ACP 61, 138
as managing editor of Bulletin 59, 60, 62, 69, 101
and OzEmail 190, 191, 192, 194–5, 196–7, 198–9
relationship with Kerry Packer 173–4, 175–6
relationship with Turnbull 165
view of Turnbull 138
Kennett, Jeff 248
Kerr, John 38, 50, 51–2, 67, 228
King, Peter 148, 149, 264, 270–2, 273, 274, 275, 276–81
Koch, David 235
Kortlang, Ian 213
Kramer, Leonie 80
Kristol, Irving 62
Kurosawa, Susan 258
Landerer, John 205, 206, 216, 218
Lang, John Dunmore 226
Lansbury, Coral (mother) 13–18, 19–21, 45, 63, 79, 80, 88, 127, 167–71
Lansbury family 18
Lansbury, George 18
Lansbury, May 14
Lansbury, Oscar 14
Larkins, Antony 127
Latham, Mark 220, 272, 281, 282, 286, 289, 304
Laws, John (Allcorp partner) 139, 140, 141
Laws, John (broadcaster) 258
Lawson, Henry 60
Leser, David 32
Leunig, Michael 41
Li, Richard 346
Littlemore, Stuart 111
Loughnane, Brian 310
Macarthur, John 10
McCrann, Terry 158
Macfarlane, Ian 301, 336, 338, 339, 382
McGauran, Julian 337
McIntyre, Scott 364
McKenna, Mark 228
McKenna, Siobhan 355
Mackerras, Alistair 23–5, 31, 32, 75
McKew, Maxine 307
Mackinolty, Chips 41
McKnight, David 41
Maclean, Donald 117
Macmillan, Harold 117
McNicoll, David 60
McPherson, Fergus 49
Macquarie, Lachlan 10
McWilliam, Bruce 95–6, 115, 139, 140, 147, 151, 156, 157, 183, 278, 284
Main, Andrew 219
Mainprize, Tim 218
Mallah, Zaky 364
Manne, Robert 383
Marr, David 60
Marr, Ted 27
Martin, Ray 251
Maxwell, Kevin 149
Mayfield, Tim 253
Meagher, Douglas 93–4, 96, 103–4, 104–7
Meakin, Peter 160
Melnikoff, Louise 187
Menzies, Robert 53, 76, 83, 272, 384, 385–6
Metherell, Terry 334
Miles, Neville 171
Minchin, Nick 249, 313, 337, 340, 342, 343, 378
Mitchell, Chris 4
Mitchell, Neil 285
Morrison, Scott 274, 275, 282, 374
Muir, Rod 152
Mullins, Paul 56
Mundey, Jack 227
Murdoch, Rupert 57–9, 71, 144, 352, 363, 375, 381
Murphy, Paul 33
Nassar, Gamal Abdel 118
Neal, Sir Eric 162
Nelson, Brendan 5, 82, 283, 285, 301, 307, 308, 310–15, 333, 371
Nicholas, Henric 80
Niemeyer, Sir Otto 39
Nietzsche, Friedrich 47
Nixon, Richard 46
Norrie, Susan 189
Oakes, Laurie 251
Olsen, John 284
Onisforou, Theo 282
O’Shannessy, Martin 381
O’Sullivan, John 55–6, 329, 330, 331
Overington, Caroline 305
Owen, Neville 211, 213, 215–16, 217, 219
Packer, Sir Frank 59, 60, 61, 75, 83, 92, 142, 173
Packer, James 108, 171, 191–2, 272
Packer, Kerry
control of Packer empire 59, 61, 93
and Costigan royal commission 94–108
first meeting with Turnbull 55
‘Goanna’ allegations 89–90, 100–8, 111
investment in Whitlam Turnbull merchant bank 144
relationship with Turnbull 69, 71, 82, 108, 174, 175–7
sale and re-purchase of Nine Network 142–3, 159–60
support for Turnbull’s preselection 82, 83, 84
Packer, Robert Clyde ‘RC’ 59
Paisley, Ian 84
Parker, David 83
Parkinson, Dennis 86
Parkinson, Martin 2
Patch, David 49–50, 277, 279, 281
Paterson, Banjo 60
Paterson, Peter 42
Payne, Marise 382
Pearse, Guy 295
Penrose, Barrie 125
Perman, Brian 115
Perman, Jan 115
Petty, Bruce 227
Philby, Kim 117
Philip, Prince, knighting of 6, 366, 367
Phillip, Arthur 11
Pillemer, Russel 203, 204, 205–6, 208, 217, 218, 221, 222
Pincher, Chapman 113, 114, 120, 125
Plibersek, Tanya 281
Powell, Philip 129, 130–1, 132
Powers, Brian 173, 174, 175, 176
Price, Matt 283
Price, Steve 305
Puplick, Chris 259
Quigley, Mike 352, 353–5, 360, 363
Ramsden, Mike 55
Ramsey, Stephen 115, 126, 134, 135
Ray, Brian 93, 94, 95, 96, 100
Redlich, Robert 92
Rein, Thérèse 285
Rhodes, Cecil 68
Rice, Gary 163
Richardson, Graham 172, 237–8, 251, 280, 290
Rimington, Dame Stella 120, 134
Rinehart, Gina 148
Robb, Andrew 246, 279, 283, 307, 308, 335, 336, 339–40, 382
Roberson, Roger 92
Roberts, Ivor 129
Robertson, Geoffrey 64, 72, 78, 115, 116
Robinson, Eric 66
Roche, Bill 273
Roche, Imelda 273
Rofe, David 83
Rowland, Tiny 155
Rudd, Kevin
as adviser to Goss 155
and Bill Henson affair 311
climate change policy 336, 342, 375–6
convict ancestors 12
electoral win in 2007 208
fiscal stimulus packages 318–21, 384
on global financial crisis 316–17
loss of leadership 368
national broadband policy 346–50, 361
and OzCar affair 323, 327, 328
popularity as prime minister 311, 315, 335
on travel allowances 285
wedge strategy against Turnbull 338
Ruddock, Philip 301
Salusinszky, Imre 70
Sartor, Frank 255–6, 258–9, 260, 262, 312
Saunders, John 188
Saunders, Klara 188
Scott, Mark 364
Shand, Alec 90
Shaw, Jeff 259
Shergold, Peter 296
Shorten, Bill 252, 371, 372, 381
Simpkins, Luke 367
Sinclair, Ian 273
Singleton, John 55
Sinodinos, Arthur 329, 330, 332, 334, 372–3, 387
Skase, Christopher 160
Smiles, Phillip 85
Smith, Sir David 242
Snedden, Billy 53
Snow, Deborah 20
Snowden, Edward 119
Stansfield, Brad 332
Stewart, Donald 100
Stoliar, Nati 188
Stubbs, Sarah 12
Stubbs, William 12
Suich, Max 106
Summers, Anne 268
Summers, Larry 318
Suttor, Michael 189
Swan, Wayne 315, 318, 322, 324, 325–6, 328, 384
Sykes, Trevor 60–1, 64–5, 94, 101, 108, 145, 197, 200
Syvret, Paul 163
Taylor, Christine 77
Taylor, John 319
Taylor, Michael 298
Thatcher, Margaret
political career 62
and Spycatcher case 113–14, 121, 122, 123, 124–5, 126, 128, 132, 133
tax policy 287
Thodey, David 359
Thomson, Andrew 264
Tiffen, Rod 177
Trioli, Virginia 248
Trujillo, Sol 346
Tucker, Rod 362
Turnbull, Alexander Bligh 10, 12, 87, 127, 169, 212, 224, 256, 261, 274, 282
Turnbull, Ann (d. 1819) 8, 11, 12
Turnbull, Bruce Bligh (father) 11, 12–13, 15–16, 19–20, 22, 24–5, 37, 78–9, 80, 86–8
Turnbull, Daisy 127, 169, 212, 224, 256, 261, 282
Turnbull, Flora Jean (b. 1922) 11, 12, 13
Turnbull, Frederick Bligh (d. 1968) 11
Turnbull, James Bligh (d. 1930) 11
Turnbull, John (d. 1834) 8, 9, 10–11, 12
Turnbull (née Womersley), Judith 37
Turnbull (née Hughes), Lucy
and ARM 224
book on Sydney 255, 256–7, 258
career as non-executive director 378
charity work 255
first meeting with Malcolm 77
legal career 126–7, 181, 224, 255, 256
marriage 59, 72, 78–80, 82, 127
political career 21, 255–7, 258–63, 377
Turnbull, Malcolm Bligh
arrival in federal parliament 282–6
birth 15
as chairman of Menzies Research Centre 266–8
challenge to Abbott’s leadership 3, 376–7
climate change policy 290–301, 335–43, 387–8
contract cleaning company, Allcorp 139–42, 157
as counsel for Packer 92, 96, 98, 99, 101, 102–3, 103–8, 109–12, 142
on dismissal of Whitlam government 50–2, 61
election campaigns 279–81, 303, 306, 345
as environment minister 296–306, 308
family home at Point Piper 188–90, 378
on global financial crisis 315–21
as journalist 44, 46–9, 50–67, 69–72, 80, 106
as leader of Liberal Party 222
legal career 80–1, 87, 92, 96, 98, 99, 101, 102–3, 103–8, 109–12, 115–16, 120–36
Liberal Party membership 40, 82, 85, 138, 212, 264
as Liberal’s federal treasurer 264–6, 272
as managing director of Goldman Sachs 200–22, 264
media interests 160–7, 171–8, 181
and Murray-Darling Basin 293–9
as opposition leader 315–41, 348–9
partnership in Goldman Sachs 209–10
political ambitions 81–5, 138, 151–2, 198, 212, 252, 270
political awakening 30
as potential Labor candidate 237–8, 263–4, 280
preselection campaigns 81–5, 264, 270–81
as prime minister 377, 378, 381–8
relationship with Howard 264
republicanism 38, 52, 61, 184, 212, 224–6, 228–54, 263, 388
as shadow communications minister 345–6, 350–65
and Spycatcher case 115–16, 120–36
student politics 40–1, 42–4, 49–50
undermining of Nelson’s leadership 310–15
Turnbull (née Brown), Mary Agnes 11
Turnbull, Ross 83
Turnbull, Shann 49
Turnbull, William Bligh (d. 1892) 10, 11
Turner, Chris 179
Uren, Tom 33
Vaile, Mark 314
Victoria, Queen 62
Vizard, Steve 240, 241, 242, 245, 248
Vrisakis, Aleco 80
Waddy, Lloyd 245
Wahlquist, Asa 298
Walker, Frank 56
Walton, Julie 256
Ward, Rachel 304
Waterhouse, Robbie 92
Weiss, Gary 152
Weldon, Fay 168
Wentworth, Bill 83
Wentworth, Kate 83
West, Nigel 125
Westaway, Peter 175
death 5
education 47
and Fairfax collapse 172
as lawyer 76
and loans affair 66
Murdoch’s campaign against 57
prime ministership 36–7, 42, 44
and Spycatcher case 129
Whitlam, Nick 143–4, 145, 146, 148, 150, 151, 153, 154–7, 184
Wilkinson, Gary 103
Wilkinson, Marian 98, 100, 162
Willesee, Mike 102
Williams, Sir Edgar 72
Williams, Ray 206, 207, 210, 211, 219
Williamson, David 304
Willis, Eric 53
Wolfensohn, James 173
Woolstone, Pinchos 275
Wran, Neville
business partnership with Turnbull 139–42, 143–4, 148, 149, 155, 157, 181, 186, 191, 197, 200, 201
and Davila controversy 312
friendship with Turnbull’s mother 14, 16, 63
as NSW premier 54, 56, 69, 82–3, 92
as referee for Turnbull 69, 70
and republican movement 228, 229, 247
Wright, John 11
Wright (née Turnbull), Mary Ann 11
Wright, Maurice 116
Wright, Peter 113–14, 116–22, 124, 125–6, 128, 129, 131, 132, 134, 136
Xenophon, Nick 65
Yabsley, Michael 66, 83, 265–6, 270, 275, 277, 278, 280, 282
Yabsley, Susie 277
Yeltsin, Boris 185
Zhirinovsky, Vladimir 185
Zulman, Jeff 197