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Bomb Season in Jakarta
- Author
- Grant Dooley
- Narrator
- Dan Garlick
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd
- Publish Date
- 18 September 2025
- Run Time
- 7 hours 34 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
In the span of just a few years, a terrorist bomb attack partially destroyed the Embassy compound, killing eleven; the Boxing Day tsunami wreaked havoc on an almost incomprehensible scale; a bombing in Bali killed twenty, including four Australians; Schapelle Corby divided public opinion; members of the Bali Nine were executed; and a Garuda flight crashed and exploded in Yogyakarta, killing twenty, including members of the Australian diplomatic corps.
Not only did Grant Dooley bear witness to these events, but he was also a first responder in the Embassy bombing and plane crash. And when he wasn't dealing with emergencies and constant terror threats, he had to delicately manage the nation's political leaders, from Alexander Downer to John Howard to Bronwyn Bishop. Somehow, Grant and his wife, Kristan, who worked on the consular staff, kept it all together for themselves and their young family. Or did they?
Bomb Season in Jakarta is an incredible up close and personal account of an unparalleled period in Australian diplomacy.
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- Author
- Grant Dooley
- Narrator
- Dan Garlick
- Duration
- 7 hours 34 minutes
- Release Date
- 18 September 2025
- ISBN
- 9781004218417
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd
Synopsis
In the history of Australian diplomacy, the Jakarta post between 2004 and 2007 looms larger than any other. In the span of just a few years, a terrorist bomb attack partially destroyed the Embassy compound, killing eleven; the Boxing Day tsunami wreaked havoc on an almost incomprehensible scale; a bombing in Bali killed twenty, including four Australians; Schapelle Corby divided public opinion; members of the Bali Nine were executed; and a Garuda flight crashed and exploded in Yogyakarta, killing twenty, including members of the Australian diplomatic corps.Not only did Grant Dooley bear witness to these events, but he was also a first responder in the Embassy bombing and plane crash. And when he wasn't dealing with emergencies and constant terror threats, he had to delicately manage the nation's political leaders, from Alexander Downer to John Howard to Bronwyn Bishop. Somehow, Grant and his wife, Kristan, who worked on the consular staff, kept it all together for themselves and their young family. Or did they?Bomb Season in Jakarta is an incredible up close and personal account of an unparalleled period in Australian diplomacy.
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