The Fixer: Marian Wilkinson

Walkley Award-winning journalist Marian Wilkinson delivers a stunning exposé of Graham Richardson, who was for twenty years was one of the most powerful figures in the Australian Labor Party. From back rooms to board rooms, Richardson held levers that drove the cogs of the ALP machine - if there was a deal to be made, Richardson was The Fixer. His rise to power was marked by explosions of violence and bitterness, won him rare political influence and at times brought his career to the edge of disaster. Here will be found the truth behind: the bashing of Labor MP Peter Baldwin; the making and breaking of Bob Hawke, P.M.; the Love Boat incident; the Gold Coast prostitution scandals and the Marshall Island affair.