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Issue Details: First known date: 2015... 2015 Santamaria : A Most Unusual Man
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'B.A. Santamaria was one of the most controversial Australians of our time. An ardent anti-Communist and devout Catholic, he was fiercely intelligent and a natural leader, polarising the community into loyal followers and committed opponents.

'In the 1940s Santamaria created the anti-Communist organisation 'The Movement'. In the 1950s he was a key figure in the tumultuous split of the Australian Labor Party. He subsequently enjoyed great influence as a public commentator on his television program Point of View and in his weekly column in The Australian. Santamaria had a strong social conscience and spent much of his time helping the underprivileged. Although he began as an advocate and champion of the Catholic Church, he spent much of his last decades opposing some of its activities.

'Published for the 100th anniversary of Santamaria's birth, Santamaria: A Most Unusual Man is an authoritative biography from Gerard Henderson, a close colleague until a disagreement saw the two men estranged and never reconciled. ' (Publication summary)

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B.A. Santamaria, Aeolian Australian Bernadette Tobin , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Quadrant , July - August vol. 60 no. 7- 8 2016; (p. 70-72)

— Review of Santamaria : A Most Unusual Man Gerard Henderson , 2015 single work biography
Blunt of View : Portrait of a One-Man Band Michael McGirr , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , January-February no. 378 2016; (p. 18-19)

— Review of Santamaria : A Most Unusual Man Gerard Henderson , 2015 single work biography
The Young Tony Abbott and Others Miranda Devine , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Quadrant , November vol. 59 no. 11 2015; (p. 101-103)

— Review of When We Were Young & Foolish : A Memoir of My Misguided Youth with Tony Abbott, Bob Carr, Malcolm Turnbull, Kevin Rudd & Other Reprobates... Greg Sheridan , 2015 single work autobiography ; Santamaria : A Most Unusual Man Gerard Henderson , 2015 single work biography
A Great Polariser of Political Life Ray Cassin , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22-23 August 2015; (p. 26-27) The Saturday Age , 22-23 August 2015; (p. 26)

— Review of Santamaria : A Most Unusual Man Gerard Henderson , 2015 single work biography
Motivated by a Penchant for Patronage Patrick Morgan , 2015 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 1-2 August 2015; (p. 20)
A Great Polariser of Political Life Ray Cassin , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22-23 August 2015; (p. 26-27) The Saturday Age , 22-23 August 2015; (p. 26)

— Review of Santamaria : A Most Unusual Man Gerard Henderson , 2015 single work biography
The Young Tony Abbott and Others Miranda Devine , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Quadrant , November vol. 59 no. 11 2015; (p. 101-103)

— Review of When We Were Young & Foolish : A Memoir of My Misguided Youth with Tony Abbott, Bob Carr, Malcolm Turnbull, Kevin Rudd & Other Reprobates... Greg Sheridan , 2015 single work autobiography ; Santamaria : A Most Unusual Man Gerard Henderson , 2015 single work biography
Blunt of View : Portrait of a One-Man Band Michael McGirr , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , January-February no. 378 2016; (p. 18-19)

— Review of Santamaria : A Most Unusual Man Gerard Henderson , 2015 single work biography
B.A. Santamaria, Aeolian Australian Bernadette Tobin , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Quadrant , July - August vol. 60 no. 7- 8 2016; (p. 70-72)

— Review of Santamaria : A Most Unusual Man Gerard Henderson , 2015 single work biography
Crusader or Conspirator? Bruce Duncan , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Inside Story , September 2015;

— Review of Santamaria : A Most Unusual Man Gerard Henderson , 2015 single work biography
PM’s ‘Act of Piety’ for Political Tribe Rachel Baxendale , 2015 single work column
— Appears in: The Australian , 31 July 2015; (p. 9)
Motivated by a Penchant for Patronage Patrick Morgan , 2015 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 1-2 August 2015; (p. 20)
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