Acknowledgements

From The Killing Season family, thank you to Louie Eroglu, Greg Nelson, Lile Judickas, Simon Brynjolffssen and Deb McNamara, and to the following who assisted with the book: researcher Anne Worthington; peerless producer Justin Stevens, who brought so much game; executive producer Sue Spencer, who made the series happen and read the chapters of this book too.

Thanks to Deb Masters, original and gifted. Our intuitive collaboration brings the richest pleasure.

A special thanks to Dougal Robinson, who provided valuable additional research on the series and was an inspiring reader of the manuscript.

Thank you to everyone who was interviewed for the series, but particularly the staffers and public servants who didn’t have to say yes.

Thank you to Melbourne University Press: Paul Smitz for his patient editing; Cathy Smith; Sally Heath, for her guidance of the book, its ideas and direction.

Thanks to Louise Adler, the source of all the best ideas.

And from Sarah to Tony, thank you for everything.