BOOK REVIEW: From mendicant state to economic powerhouse*

TALES FROM BOOMTOWN: Western Australian Premiers from Brand to Barnett by Peter Kennedy (Perth, WA: UWA Publishing) Paperback: 352 pages ISBN: 9781742585338 Price: AUD$29.95 (available from publisher)   Reviewed by Hal G.P. Colebatch   Political journalist Peter Kennedy has set out to tell the story of the governance of Western Australia during the hectic days of “WA Inc.” and the development of the state’s iron-ore industry. The book was launched joi…

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