David Solomon will be in conversation with Michelle Grattan on his memoir Footnotes, a first hand political, personal and historical commentary, including his experience of the Whitlam dismissal in 1975, and Sir John Kerr’s divulgences about his aspiration to be Prime Minister.

Fotnotes is partly autobiographical, detailing with controversies over Anzac Day long before they made headlines, recounting times at ANU, the High Court and the Press Gallery, a brush with ASIO; and near misses with defamation suits, expulsion from Sydney University, even death.

Dr David Solomon AM is a former legal and political correspondent with degrees in Arts and Law and a Doctorate of Letters(ANU). He was Queensland Integrity Commissioner 2009-2014. He began his career in journalism on the Sunday Mirror in Sydney in 1962. After that he has worked as a political correspondent and columnist for such publications as The Australian, The Canberra Times, The Financial Review and The Courier Mail. His 11 books include The Political Impact of the High Court, The Making of an Australian Prime Minister (with Laurie Oakes) and Australia's Government and Parliament .

‘The first chapter of Footnotes is the master at work: “A New Political and Electoral Landscape” covers Australia’s mightily shifting parliamentary line-ups over the past two elections. The insights are sharp, everything is evidenced and it still rattles along as a read’. Andrew Fraser. Pearls and Irritations

Michelle Grattan is one of Australia's most respected political journalists and a former editor of the Canberra Times. Michelle currently has a dual role, as Professorial Fellow at the University of Canberra and as Chief Political Correspondent at The Conversation.

The vote of thanks will be given by Professor Mark Kenny, Director at the Australian Studies Institute at ANU, where he hosts the popular podcast series 'Democracy Sausage

Books will be available for signing from 5.30pm and again after the event.

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