Dark Victory (book)

For the comic book series, see Batman: Dark Victory.

Dark Victory
AuthorDavid Marr (journalist) and Marian Wilkinson
LanguageEnglish
PublisherAllen & Unwin
Publication date
2003
Publication placeAustralia

Dark Victory is a 2003 Australian book by David Marr and Marian Wilkinson. The book was released eighteen months into the Howard government's third term, and discusses the border control policy of the John Howard Liberal–National government. Dark Victory consists of 21 chapters, covering the key political events involving the Howard government from 23 August to 10 November 2001.[1] The Tampa affair, the Pacific solution, the Children Overboard affair are discussed. The book investigates other countries' views of Australia and the role of the Australian Labor Party and One Nation party.[2][3][4] Marr and Wilkinson have worked together on previous journalistic investigations at The National Times in the 1980s.[5]

  1. ^ Marr, David; Wilkinson, Marian (2003). Dark Victory. Allen and Unwin. ISBN 9781741144475.
  2. ^ Geoff Parkes. "Review: Dark Victory by David Marr and Marian Wilkinson". Network Review of Books (Perth, Australian Public Intellectual Network), May 2003.
  3. ^ "The Tampa Post-Mortem". Archived from the original on 19 November 2008. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
  4. ^ "Dark Victory" - Refugees, Asylum Seekers and the 2001 Federal Election
  5. ^ Factiva. "History's headliners". The Guardian. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)