Cathy Goes to Canberra, Cathy McGowan
Cathy Goes to Canberra, Cathy McGowan
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Cathy Goes to Canberra
Doing Politics Differently

Author: Cathy McGowan

Narrator: Cathy McGowan

Unabridged: 6 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/06/2021


Synopsis

Whenever anyone tells you that only the big parties or star candidates have a chance of winning a seat in federal parliament, just say 'Cathy McGowan'. Running as a community-backed independent candidate, Cathy won the previously safe Liberal seat of Indi in 2013 and again in 2016 and passed Indi on to another independent in 2019 – a first in Australian history. Cathy tells how thousands of ordinary men and women in north-eastern Victoria got together, organised themselves and made their voices heard in Canberra.

An inspiring tale and a primer for other communities looking to create change.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Greta

This book wins the prize of ‘only political memoir that has made me cry’. It’s very powerful and inspiring, even to someone who’s as politically cynical as I am! I’m perhaps somewhat biased as an Indi-expat. My only criticism is I would have loved to see her write about the marriage equality vote pr......more

Goodreads review by Sophie

Cathy McGowan: “Relying on the traditional, two-sided political model will not generate enough change and will continue to leave large sections of Australian society feeling left out. This is especially so in rural amd regional Australia”. How many of you feel your voice is being heard by Government......more