List of Australian political memoirs
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This is a list of Australian political memoirs:
- Father of the House: The Memoirs of Kim E. Beazley by Kim Edward Beazley
- A Cabinet Diary: A Personal Record of the First Keating Government by Neal Blewett (1999)
- Through the Wall: Reflections on Leadership, Love and Survival by Anna Bligh (2015)
- As It Happened by John Button (1998)
- Be Just and Fear Not by Arthur Calwell (1972)
- The Cameron Diaries by Clyde Cameron (1990)
- Thoughtlines: Reflections of a Public Man by Bob Carr (2002)
- Diary of a Foreign Minister by Bob Carr (2014)
- I Do Recall: Reflections on a Social and Political Journey by Jeff Carr (2008)
- My Life and Times by Joe Chamberlain (1998)
- Roosters and Featherdusters by Brian Chatterton (2013)
- The Fights of My Life by Greg Combet (2011)
- Cold Tea for Brandy: A Tale of Protest, Painting and Politics by Joan Coxsedge (2007)
- Public Life, Private Grief: A Memoir of Political Life and Loss by Mary Delahunty (2010)
- Felicia: The Political Memoirs of Don Dunstan by Don Dunstan (1981)
- I Had 50,000 Bosses: Memoirs of a Labor Backbencher 1946-1975 by Gil Duthie (1984)
- Inside the Hawke-Keating Government: A Cabinet Diary by Gareth Evans (2014)
- Big Blue Sky: A Memoir by Peter Garrett (2015)
- Sticks and Stones by Arthur Gietzelt (2014)
- My Story by Julia Gillard (2014)
- Hayden, An Autobiography by Bill Hayden (1996)
- Politics, Death and Addiction by Carolyn Hirsh (2013)
- The Hawke Memoirs by Bob Hawke (1994)
- A Thinking Reed by Barry Jones (2006)
- Speaking For Myself Again: Four Years With Labor and Beyond by Cheryl Kernot (2002)
- Matters for Judgment: An Autobiography by John Kerr (1978)
- The Latham Diaries by Mark Latham (2005)
- Machine Rules: A Political Primer by Stephen Loosley (2015)
- The Memoirs of Norman John Oswald Makin by Norman Makin (1982)
- Stirring the Possum: A Political Autobiography by Jim McClelland (1989)
- Tales From The Political Trenches by Maxine McKew (2012)
- Carpenter to Cabinet: Thirty-Seven years of Parliament by George Pearce (1951)
- My Reminiscences by George Reid (1917)
- Living Politics by Margaret Reynolds (2007)
- Whatever It Takes by Graham Richardson (1994)
- Catching the Waves: Life In and Out of Politics by Susan Ryan (1999)
- 'The Good Fight: Six Years, Two Prime Ministers and Staring Down the Great Recession by Wayne Swan (2014)
- Straight Left by Tom Uren (1995)
- Confessions of a Failed Finance Minister by Peter Walsh (1995)
- Chops for Breakfast: A Lucky Generation in an Age of Accelerating Change by Bob Whan (2014)
Liberal
| Image | Name | Notes | Title | Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Sallyanne Atkinson | Lord Mayor of Brisbane 1985-91 | No Job for a Woman | 2020 | University of Queensland Press |
 | Neil Brown | Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party 1985-87 | On the Other Hand: Sketches and Reflections From Political Life | 1993 | |
 | Dame Nancy Buttfield | Senator for South Australia 1968-74 | Dame Nancy: The Autobiography of Dame Nancy Buttfield | 1992 | |
 | Kerry Chikarovski | Leader of the Opposition of New South Wales 1998-2002 | Chika | 2004 | |
.jpg) | Don Chipp | Senator for Victoria 1978-86 | Chipp | 1987 | |
 | Peter Costello | Treasurer of Australia 1996-2007 | The Costello Memoirs | 2009 | Melbourne University Publishing |
 | Sir John Cramer | Minister for the Army 1956-63 | Pioneers, Politics and People: A Political Memoir | 1989 | Allen & Unwin |
| Gordon Dean | MP for Herbert 1977-83 | A Simple Country Lad: A Kind of Autobiography | 2007 | ||
 | Jo Gullett | MP for Henty 1946-55 | Good Company, Henry "Jo" Gullett: Horseman, Soldier, Politician | 1992 | |
 | John Howard | Prime Minister 1996-2007 | Lazarus Rising | 2011 | Harper Collins |
.jpg) | Sir Jim Killen | MP for Moreton 1955-83 | Killen: Inside Australian Politics | 1985 | |
 | Dame Enid Lyons | MP for Darwin 1943-51 | My Life: The Illustrated Autobiography of Dame Enid Lyons | 1949 | |
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Sir Robert Menzies | Prime Minister 1939-41 and 1949-66 | Afternoon Light: Some Memories of Men and Events | 1968 | Cassell Australia |
| The Measure of the Years | 1970 | ||||
 | Andrew Robb | Minister for Trade and Investment 2013-16 | Black Dog Daze: Public Life, Private Demons | 2011 |
Other Parties
- The Andren Report: An Independent Way in Australian Politics by Peter Andren (2003)
- Cleary, Independent by Phil Cleary (1998)
- Backbench: Behind the Headlines by Peter Fisher (2011)
- Untamed and Unashamed: Time to Explain by Pauline Hanson (2007)
- The Tumult and the Shouting by Frank McManus (1977)
- The Peter Nixon Story: An Active Journey by Peter Nixon (2012)
- The Independent Member for Lyne by Rob Oakeshott (2014)
- Against the Tide by B. A. Santamaria (1981)
- Having a Go: The Memoirs of Sid Spindler by Sid Spindler (2008)
- Windsor's Way by Tony Windsor (2015)
- Don't You Worry about That! By Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen (1990)
- Memo for a Saner World by Bob Brown (2004)
- Conversations with Katter: On Politics,life and Things That Matter by Bob Katter (2018)