Death Of The Lucky Country

Death of the Lucky CountryOn 11 November 1975, the most sustained campaign to change a government in Australia's history climaxed in the dismissal of the elected Prime Minister and his replacement as head of government by the Leader of the Opposition.The election which followed resulted in a landslide victory for the conservative coalition parties.Donald Horne, author of The Lucky Country, is a well-known political commentator and social critic. Writing with perception and passion, he analyses the events which caused the 1975 election and split the Australian community  so deeply.Death of the Lucky Country demonstrates very clearly that the nature of government in Australia can never be the same again.