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THE the reith papers Peter Reith was a senior cabinet minister under from 1996 to 2001. He was the face of theby government’s Peter tough waterfront Reith REITH reforms and architect of sweeping industrial THE laws, a major contributor to the Fightback THE policy, a potential leader of the , a key player in the introduction of the GST, an influential‘There republican in thearen’t 1999 referendum too many people from my time in politics that I would trust Following his retirement from politics in 2001

PAPERS and Minister for Defence during the time that Peter Reith was a member of the Independent it was wronglycompletely. claimed that asylum seekers Reith had is one of them.’ AMANDA VANSTONE Tax Reform Commission in the United thrown their children overboard. Kindom. From 2003 to 2009 he was a director REITHREITH of the European Bank for Reconstruction and A relentless diary keeper, Peter Reith kept Development. Peter Reith recently reviewed extensive records of those tumultuous years the 2010 election on behalf of the Liberal Party in over a hundred notebooks he filled with and currently provides political commentary recollections of conversations with his on Sky News and has a weekly column in colleagues, discussions in cabinet and his The Sydney Morning Herald. PETER PAPERS private views and predictions. PAPERS‘There aren’t too many people from my time in politics that I would trust completely. Reith is one of them.’ The Reith Papers is the best of those diary Amanda Vanstone entries fromPeter the heart ofReith a government thatwas a senior cabinet minister under John Howard from changed Australia. ‘A fascinating real-time account of an important period in our

political history, written by one of the important players. REITH 1996 to 2001. He was the face of the government’s tough waterfront His diaries give us valuable insights into the trade-offs between pursuing policies in the national interest and the political imperatives.’ reforms and architect of sweeping industrial laws, a major contributor Judith Sloan to the Fightback policy, a potential leader of the Liberal Party, a key player in the introduction of the GST, an influential republican in the

Cover design by Philip Campbell Design Cover photographs by Mark Hanlin 1999 referendum and Minister for Defence during the time that it was wrongly claimed that asylum seekers had thrown their children POLITICS PETER REITH overboard. A relentless diary keeper, Peter Reith kept extensive records of RRP Print $45.00 those tumultuous years in over a hundred notebooks he filled with recollections of conversations with his colleagues, discussions in cabinet and his private views and predictions. Peter Reith will be available The Reith Papers is the best of those diary entries from the heart of a for interview during November. government that changed Australia.

For more information please contact: Terri King at MUP Following his retirement from politics in 2001 Peter Reith was a on 0406 998 020 member of the Independent Tax Reform Commission in the United or [email protected] Kingdom. From 2003 to 2009 he was a director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Peter Reith recently reviewed he 2010 election on behalf of the Liberal Party and currently provides political commentary on Sky News and has a weekly column in the Sydney Morning Herald.

‘A fascinating real-time account of an important period in our political history, written by one of the important players. His diaries give us valuable insights into the trade-offs between pursuing policies in the national interest and the political imperatives.’ JUDITH SLOAN . UNIVERSITY. PUBLISHING

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