How George Brandis made his mark in London and UK politics
From wheeling and dealing in the halls of Westminster to the croquet lawns of Australia House, the outgoing high commissioner to the UK says he always put the national interest first.
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From wheeling and dealing in the halls of Westminster to the croquet lawns of Australia House, the outgoing high commissioner to the UK says he always put the national interest first.
From wheeling and dealing in the halls of Westminster to the croquet lawns of Australia House, the outgoing high commissioner to the UK says he always put the national interest first.
It was 1979 and I had just completed the first of my trilogy of biographies of Prince Charles. Just one potentially awkward ritual remained before I could give my publisher the finished manuscript.
What are you doing here?' were the first words ever addressed to me by Charles, Prince of Wales, at a cocktail party in Calgary, Alberta.
His parents took him to a psychologist because he wanted to be an artist. Now the Australian artist has painted the Queen and a host of other luminaries.