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Peter Coleman Peter Coleman i(A19618 works by) (a.k.a. William Peter Coleman)
Born: Established: 1928 Caulfield, Caulfield - St Kilda area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria, ;
Gender: Male
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1 Quodlibet Peter Coleman , 2015 single work essay
— Appears in: Quadrant , November vol. 59 no. 11 2015; (p. 8-9)
1 Devine, Frank (1931-2009) Peter Coleman , 2014 single work companion entry
— Appears in: A Companion to the Australian Media : D 2014; (p. 138)
1 Censorship Peter Coleman , 2014 single work companion entry
— Appears in: A Companion to the Australian Media : C 2014; (p. 87-89)
1 [Untitled] Peter Coleman , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: Quadrant , October vol. 58 no. 10 2014; (p. 5)
1 Judge Henderson After the Job is Done Peter Coleman , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 12 June 2014; (p. 29)
1 Celebrating the 500th Edition of a Cultural Institution Peter Coleman , Keith Windschuttle , Les Murray , John Winston Howard , Tony Abbott , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: Quadrant , December vol. 57 no. 12 2013; (p. 8-15) 'To mark our 500th issue in October, Quadrant held a celebration dinner at Fort Denison in Sydney Harbour on Wednesday October 16, attended by 180 guests. Several people spoke to mark the occasion.'
1 Opening Life's Windows Peter Coleman , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: Quadrant , October vol. 55 no. 10 2011; (p. 120-121)
— Review of The Hall of Uselessness Simon Leys , 2011 selected work essay
1 John Passmore, Semi-Detached Australian Peter Coleman , 2010 single work obituary (for John Passmore )
— Appears in: The Last Intellectuals : Essays on Writers and Politics 2010; (p. 177-180)
1 Did Alister Kershaw Exist? Peter Coleman , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Last Intellectuals : Essays on Writers and Politics 2010; (p. 154-157)
— Review of HeyDays : Memories and Glimpses of Melbourne's Bohemia 1937-1947 Alister Kershaw , 1991 single work autobiography
1 4 y separately published work icon The Last Intellectuals : Essays on Writers and Politics Peter Coleman , Sydney : Quadrant Books , 2010 Z1716312 2010 selected work criticism review correspondence obituary
1 Passion, Commitment and Judgment Peter Coleman , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Quadrant , March vol. 54 no. 3 2010; (p. 86-87)
— Review of Robert Hughes : The Australian Years Patricia Anderson , 2009 single work biography
1 Devine an Indomitable Cavalier Peter Coleman , 2009 single work obituary (for Frank Devine )
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 4-5 July 2009; (p. 19)
1 Writing the Costello Memoirs Peter Coleman , 2008 single work prose
— Appears in: The Sydney Papers , Summer vol. 20 no. 4 2008; (p. 51-53)
1 On Being a Co-Author Peter Coleman , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: Quadrant , December vol. 52 no. 12 2008; (p. 52-53)
1 The Whirligig of Time Peter Coleman , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: Quadrant , September vol. 52 no. 9 2008; (p. 56-57) The Last Intellectuals : Essays on Writers and Politics 2010; (p. 280-284)
1 16 y separately published work icon The Costello Memoirs Peter Costello , Peter Coleman , Carlton : Melbourne University Press , 2008 Z1526105 2008 single work autobiography

'The Costello Memoirs is a frank and fearless look inside the engine-room of the Liberal Party and the Howard Government.

'In a political career spanning eighteen years, Peter Costello, Australia's longest serving Treasurer, steered the Government through some of its greatest economic and political challenges, paying off Government debt, introducing the GST and fighting five elections.

'What were the backroom deals that made the GST possible? How did Costello transform the Australian economy from Asia's 'white trash' into the economic powerhouse able to withstand the financial meltdown of the late 1990s?

'What did Costello make of the Liberal Leaders he served with, and why did he find it so easy to trounce Labor's Shadow Treasurers?

'For the first time, the facts about the McLachlan memorandum on the leadership transition from Howard to Costello are revealed. How-and why-did the Liberal Party pass up the chance to make generational change and revitalise a Government that was sliding into defeat?

'The Costello Memoirs answers these questions, and charts the victories and defeats in one man's very public life.' (Publisher's blurb)
1 Vale Paddy Mcguinness (1938-2008) : A Difficult Case Peter Coleman , 2008 single work biography
— Appears in: Quadrant , March vol. 52 no. 3 2008; (p. 2-3) An address given at a dinner in Balmain on December 12, 2007, to mark Paddy McGuinness' retirement.
1 The Obsession of David Scott Mitchell Peter Coleman , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Quadrant , April vol. 52 no. 4 2008; (p. 22-24) The Last Intellectuals : Essays on Writers and Politics 2010; (p. 140-148)
— Review of Magnificent Obsession : The Story of the Mitchell Library, Sydney Brian Hinton Fletcher , 2007 single work biography
1 Economist Whose Life Reflected Torrid Times Peter Coleman , 2007 single work biography
— Appears in: The Age , 10 April 2007; (p. 8)
1 The Fanatical Bruce Beresford : Celluloid Heroes Peter Coleman , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: Quadrant , November vol. 51 no. 11 2007; (p. 85-87)
— Review of Josh Hartnett Definitely Wants to Do This ... : True Stories from a Life in the Screen Trade Bruce Beresford , 2007 selected work diary
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