Allan Fels A Portrait of Power Author:Fred Brenchley As Chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Allan Fels should have spent a quiet career behind a desk in Canberra. But, armed with his regulatory powers and a canny exploitation of the media, Allan Fels made an indelible mark on Australia. The Australian Financial Review voted him the third most powerful person in A... more »ustralia, behind Prime Minister John Howard and Treasurer Peter Costello.
Yet behind the headline-hunting Fels, lies a story of power in contemporary Australia; howthe nation developed a competitive culture; how big business lobbied to corral him; and how politicians became envious of his media prowess.« less