Publisher's Synopsis
An account of the state of the nation presented by the best national affairs team in the country. As Australia's first century draws to a close, top political and social affairs analysts report on the issues left unexamined in the last Federal election. They scrutinise the way we are to consider the way we will be. Here is a snapshot of the national psyche and an incisive picture of what Australia is on the eve of a new millenium.Paul Kelly, author of The End of Certainty, heads the team who present this broad survey of the country we live in. Among the team members are Nicolas Rothwell, Richard McGregor, Alan Wood, Michael Stutchbury, Mike Steketee, Greg Sheridan, Robert Garran and Shelley Gare.A surprising, sometimes disturbing portrait, sure to provoke hard thinking and much controversy.