A tremendous addition to the Australian publishing machine
A tremendous addition to the Australian publishing machine
Brian Toohey

A tremendous addition to the Australian publishing machine

Pearls and Irritations (P&I) is a tremendous addition to an Australian publishing scene in which propaganda is increasingly replacing accurate news and analysis.

P&I’s large pool of experienced analysts, including many former high-ranking public servants, gives a growing band of readers a rare perspective on the big issues facing Australia.

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Brian Toohey

Brian Toohey has been a columnist with the Australian Financial Review. He has also written for The Nikkei Asia Review, The West Australian, The Sunday Age and other publications. He was editor of The National Times and a Canberra and Washington correspondent for AFR. He is the author or co-author of four books: Oyster: The Story of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service; Tumbling Dice: The Story of Modern Economic Policy; The Book of Leaks and The Winchester Scandal. Among other subjects, he has written extensively about national security policy since 1973.

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