Margaret Simons, author of Penny Wong: Passion and Principle, in conversation with Lenore Taylor.

In this first-ever biography of Penny Wong, acclaimed journalist Margaret Simons traces her story: from her life in Malaysia, to her student activism in Adelaide, to her time in the turbulent Rudd and Gillard governments, to her key role as a voice of reason in the polarising campaign to legalise same-sex marriage. What emerges is a picture of a leader for modern Australia, a cool-headed and cautious yet charismatic figure of piercing intelligence.

Margaret’s book is available through Black Inc and at all Gleebooks locations.

This episode of Talk of The Town is brought to you through a collaboration between Gleebooks and 2SER Radio.