The 1980s in Western Australia were heady days. Riding off the success of winning the rights to host the America’s Cup, Perth was booming. Beneath this attractive façade, however, a premier with a carefully cultivated charisma engaged in a world of secret deals, bypassing the proper processes of government in what became known as ‘WA Inc’.
In his book The Godfather, Quentin Beresford provides a detailed analysis of the life of the popular, bright young Labor premier of the time, Brian Burke.
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