Tiberius with a Telephone: the life and stories of William McMahon

The oddly compelling story of a man regarded as Australia’s worst prime minister.

William McMahon was a significant, if widely derided and disliked, figure in Australian politics in the second half of the twentieth century. This biography tells the story of his life, his career, and his doomed attempts to recast views of his much—maligned time as Australia’s prime minister.

After a long mini...