Annabelle Rankin - Peter Sekuless
Australian Biographical Monographs, No. 18. Dame Annabelle has been overlooked for too long. As Minister for Housing in the Holt and Gorton Governments, she was the first woman with responsibility for a federal government department and as High Commissioner to New Zealand was the first woman to head an Australian diplomatic post. She was, too, the first female whip in the Australian Parliament. -- From the ForewordPeter Sekuless brings Dame Annabelle Rankin to life in this meticulously researched..