Most people learn from their mistakes and failures — even politicians. Some of us even get a second chance to prove the lessons were learned. At the heart of Menzies at War, Anne Henderson provides an insight into how Australia’s most successful federal MP set about learning the lessons of his first, short and unhappy period as Prime Minister.
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Barry O’Farrell was NSW premier from 2011 to 2014. This is an extract from his address to launch Anne Henderson’s Menzies at War (NewSouth) at the Gallipoli Club in Sydney on 1 July.
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