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Postcode: The Splintering of a Nation
Wayne Swan (Treasurer of Australia from 2007 to 2013) here examines the fracturing of the Australian nation occurring along geographic lines. The book is about the distribution of poverty and inequality in Australia – the disappearance of the 'fair go' and the policies required to restore justice and equality in Australia. Can Australia afford to develop a 'postcode apartheid' which will undermine prosperity and security?
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248 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2005
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About the author
Wayne Swan
5 booksWayne Swan served as the Treasurer of Australia for nearly six years, also serving as Deputy Prime Minister.
Wayne and his family
Wayne and his family
He delivered six budgets, the most for a Labor Treasurer after Paul Keating and Ben Chifley. Mr Swan was named Finance Minister of the Year in 2011 by Euromoney Magazine, which noted “his careful stewardship of Australia’s finance and economic performance both during and since the global financial crisis” and that “Australia’s position within the global financial community has never been stronger than it is today.”
His focus as Treasurer of Australia was on strong and secure economic growth, job creation, and maximising the opportunities for Australia in the Asian Century. He was instrumental in the publication of the Asian Century White Paper – a blue print for Australia’s engagement in the region.
During his time as Treasurer, Australia experienced a once-in-a-century terms of trade and business investment boom and came out with contained inflation and low interest rates. He helped formulate Australia’s successful response to the GFC, with the country coming through the global recession with an economy 15 per cent bigger and with nearly one million jobs created.
Mr Swan has been the Member for the Brisbane suburban electorate of Lilley between 1993 and 1996 and from 1998 until the present, and has held senior economic roles in the Labor Party from 1998 to 2013.
He is the author of Postcode: The Splintering of a Nation, a well-received book on the economics of disadvantage, and has lectured in public policy at the Queensland Institute of Technology (now QUT).
As a prostate cancer survivor, he is a vocal and tireless advocate for the early detection of the disease.
Mr Swan was born 30 June 1954 in Nambour and grew up on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, where he now holidays each year with his wife, two adult daughters and son.
Wayne and his family
Wayne and his family
He delivered six budgets, the most for a Labor Treasurer after Paul Keating and Ben Chifley. Mr Swan was named Finance Minister of the Year in 2011 by Euromoney Magazine, which noted “his careful stewardship of Australia’s finance and economic performance both during and since the global financial crisis” and that “Australia’s position within the global financial community has never been stronger than it is today.”
His focus as Treasurer of Australia was on strong and secure economic growth, job creation, and maximising the opportunities for Australia in the Asian Century. He was instrumental in the publication of the Asian Century White Paper – a blue print for Australia’s engagement in the region.
During his time as Treasurer, Australia experienced a once-in-a-century terms of trade and business investment boom and came out with contained inflation and low interest rates. He helped formulate Australia’s successful response to the GFC, with the country coming through the global recession with an economy 15 per cent bigger and with nearly one million jobs created.
Mr Swan has been the Member for the Brisbane suburban electorate of Lilley between 1993 and 1996 and from 1998 until the present, and has held senior economic roles in the Labor Party from 1998 to 2013.
He is the author of Postcode: The Splintering of a Nation, a well-received book on the economics of disadvantage, and has lectured in public policy at the Queensland Institute of Technology (now QUT).
As a prostate cancer survivor, he is a vocal and tireless advocate for the early detection of the disease.
Mr Swan was born 30 June 1954 in Nambour and grew up on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, where he now holidays each year with his wife, two adult daughters and son.
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