Rodney Tiffen is Emeritus Professor in Government and International Relations at the University of Sydney. His most recent book is Disposable Leaders Media and Leadership Coups from Menzies to Abbott (2017). His earlier books include Rupert Murdoch. A Reassessment (2014); How Australia Compares (two editions, co-authored with Ross Gittins); Diplomatic Deceits Government, Media and East Timor; Scandals Media, Politics and Corruption in Contemporary Australia; and News and Power.