Big blue sky: a memoir

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Peter Garrett's life has been fully and passionately lived. A man of boundless energy, compassion, intelligence and creativity, he has already achieved enough to fill several lives. From his idyllic childhood growing up in the northern suburbs of Sydney, to an early interest in equality and justice; from the height of 1960s culture shock at ANU to fronting iconic Australian band Midnight Oil; from his time as a galvanising activist for the environment to being the only unaligned Cabinet minister in two Labor governments, Garrett has an extraordinary story to tell. He writes movingly about his lifelong mission to protect the environment and his connection with Aboriginal people, about his love for his family and his passion for our country: what it means to him and what it can become. Provocative, entertaining, impassioned and inspiring, this memoir goes to the heart and soul of a remarkable Australian and raises questions crucial to us all.;Cover; Praise; Title page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Suite M1 52, Parliament House, Canberra, Friday, 28 June 2013, 5 p.m.; 1 Homebody; 2 Quiet at the back; 3 The place to be; 4 School of rock; 5 A weird mob; 6 Losses and gains; 7 Out and about; 8 The hurdy-gurdy men; 9 Lift-off; 10 Big moves; 11 Keep on the sunny side; 12 A continent immense in the world; 13 Forty thousand years; 14 The Australia card; 15 The time had come; 16 'We're all greenies now'; 17 One place left in the world; 18 Broome time; 19 Up for grabs; 20 Amsterdam and bust; 21 Wrong mine, wrong place; 22 I see motion Cover Praise Title page Copyright Dedication Contents Suite M1 52, Parliament House, Canberra, Friday, 28 June 2013, 5 p.m. 1 Homebody 2 Quiet at the back 3 The place to be 4 School of rock 5 A weird mob 6 Losses and gains 7 Out and about 8 The hurdy-gurdy men 9 Lift-off 10 Big moves 11 Keep on the sunny side 12 A continent immense in the world 13 Forty thousand years 14 The Australia card 15 The time had come 16 'We're all greenies now' 17 One place left in the world 18 Broome time 19 Up for grabs 20 Amsterdam and bust 21 Wrong mine, wrong place 22 I see motion 23 Into the ring24 No time to waste 25 Mad dance 26 On the inside 27 Art for everyone's sake 28 Day of reckoning 29 Dying light 30 The fall guy 31 Great big singers 32 The mixmaster 33 It's education, stupid 34 Joker in the pack 35 Are we there yet? Epilogue Pic section Acknowledgements