Books by Pamela Burton

"e;In 1987 Mary Gaudron became the first female justice of the High Court of Australia. In fact, this brilliant, brash and outspoken lawyer had a lot of firsts. A passionate advocate of human rights, her working-class background and the racism she observed as a child growing up in a country town were indelible influences on her career. From Moree to Mabo is the remarkable story of Mary Gaudron. With wit, astonishing intellect and the tool of the law, she exposed inequality and discrimination in the workforce and campaigned for women to be accorded equal pay and equal opportunities, and years later, went on to become one of the justices who ruled on Eddie Mabo's landmark case on Aboriginal land rights. "e;

With sharp satire and fierce feminism, Pamela Burton's years of legal practice are put to devastating use in this interrogation of a murder mystery, and the rollicking incompetence of ASIO super sleuths. The stench of rot from Operation Fishnet and its web of corrupt and greedy men, with an eye to illegal immigration and boatloads of contraband, unravels in a fascinating courtroom drama. A Foreign Affair, with its intricate knowledge of a spy operation in disarray, and the petty foolishness of the men in power, feels like the ultimate Canberra insider's revenge, with a feminist twist in the knife! - Virginia Haussegger AM