Ambitious, tenacious, driven to succeed. Throughout his life, Peter Costello has never been satisfied with second place. Now he is only one step away from Australia's ultimate political prize.
This compelling account presents a revealing picture of the man and his single-minded pursuit of his goals. It details his deeply religious upbringing, his domination of student politics, his early links to the Australian Labor Party and his subsequent founding role in the New Right. It tracks his rise through the ranks of the parliamentary Liberal Party and sheds new light on the uncompromising and occasionally destructive personal power-plays that mark contemporary conservative politics.
This is a penetrating and comprehensive portrait of a man chasing the prime ministership he regards as his political destiny.
