The Missing Piece
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The Missing Piece

How I became an accidental activist

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The Missing Piece

How I became an accidental activist

About this book

James O'Loghlin's best friend at university was Jum Wallner, but once careers and kids came along, they drifted apart. That was, until the day Jum felt a pain in his side and remembered he had grown up in a house filled with 'Mr Fluffy' asbestos insulation.

Nearly everyone who contracts an asbestos disease gets it from their work and is entitled to compensation or financial support. Jum discovered that if you got one from your home, tough luck. You were on your own. Before he died, Jum wanted to change that.

James leapt at the chance to help him. But with zero lobbying experience, how were they going to persuade the ACT Labor Government and the Federal Liberal Government to work together to help the victims of the 1000 'Mr Fluffy' houses? In the middle of Covid, how would they attract national media attention? Most importantly, as Jum's illness worsened, could they get it done in time?

This is a story about amateurs figuring out how to influence government, how friendship can drift and then be found again, and how tragedy can make it clear what really matters.

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Information

Publisher
Echo
Year
2026
Topic
Social Sciences
eBook ISBN
9781786586995
Subtopic
Medicine Biographies
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. The Missing Piece
  2. Dedication
  3. Praise for The Missing Piece
  4. Contents
  5. Prologue: Scaredy Cat
  6. Part 1 Finding
  7. Chapter 1 A Ridiculously Wide Smile
  8. Chapter 2 Not a Volcano Problem
  9. Chapter 3 Inhaling a Time Bomb
  10. Chapter 4 A Bad Friend
  11. Chapter 5 The Worst Possible Result
  12. Chapter 6 ‘I’m the Guy Who Said, “Oh. Okay”!’
  13. Chapter 7 A Big Decision
  14. Chapter 8 Dam Busting
  15. Chapter 9 The Devil’s Dust
  16. Chapter 10 The Missing Piece
  17. Chapter 11 Crap at Baking
  18. Chapter 12 Two Governments
  19. Chapter 13 Our Three Best Arguments
  20. Chapter 14 Help!
  21. Chapter 15 Get to the Decision-Maker
  22. Chapter 16 Waiting
  23. Chapter 17 The Secret Weapon
  24. Chapter 18 The Media
  25. Chapter 19 Win–Win
  26. Chapter 20 One Step Behind or Three Ahead?
  27. Chapter 21 A Tricky Calculation
  28. Chapter 22 A Big Ask
  29. Chapter 23 Seven Out of Ten
  30. Chapter 24 Which One Has Cancer?
  31. Chapter 25 How to Deal with a Dying Friend
  32. Chapter 26 Another Greg
  33. Chapter 27 Success?
  34. Chapter 28 Happy New Year
  35. Part 2 Chasing
  36. Chapter 29 Firing Up
  37. Chapter 30 A Way In
  38. Chapter 31 7.30
  39. Chapter 32 Greg’s Shoes
  40. Chapter 33 M.E.S.O.T.H.E.L.I.O.M.A.
  41. Chapter 34 Sacked
  42. Chapter 35 Lights, Camera, Hospice
  43. Chapter 36 Fight, Fight, Fight
  44. Chapter 37 Playing Dead
  45. Chapter 38 A Prime Minister, a Taxi and a Website
  46. Chapter 39 Waiting for Sam
  47. Chapter 40 Call Analysis
  48. Chapter 41 Two Visits in One Day
  49. Chapter 42 Greg’s Letter
  50. Chapter 43 An Offer
  51. Chapter 44 The Wrong Kind of Help
  52. Chapter 45 Too Many Friends
  53. Chapter 46 Part of Something
  54. Chapter 47 Getting Snarky
  55. Chapter 48 An Out-of-Season Call
  56. Chapter 49 Working Late
  57. Chapter 50 A Patient Teacher
  58. Chapter 51 Two Aims
  59. Chapter 52 Dotting T’s
  60. Chapter 53 Designated Grieving Time
  61. Chapter 54 Borat and Clarkey
  62. Chapter 55 Finding a Bird Enclosure Expert
  63. Chapter 56 ‘But I Used to Be on TV!!!’
  64. Chapter 57 A Dolphin, a Stingray and a Horse
  65. Chapter 58 To Ray or Not to Ray
  66. Chapter 59 Our Elected Representatives
  67. Chapter 60 A Rush of Relief
  68. Chapter 61 Pass the Chutney
  69. Chapter 62 Difficult Choices
  70. Chapter 63 The Honourable Angus
  71. Chapter 64 3 May
  72. Chapter 65 4 May
  73. Chapter 66 5 May
  74. Chapter 67 6 May
  75. Chapter 68 7 May
  76. Part 3 Missing
  77. Chapter 69 8 May
  78. Chapter 70 Political Capital
  79. Chapter 71 3D Sam
  80. Chapter 72 No Long Speeches
  81. Chapter 73 Denial
  82. Chapter 74 Reinforcements
  83. Chapter 75 Anger
  84. Chapter 76 A Big Question
  85. Chapter 77 Bargaining
  86. Chapter 78 Better Late Than …
  87. Chapter 79 Avoiding Round Two
  88. Chapter 80 Depression
  89. Chapter 81 Our Only Stick
  90. Chapter 82 Acceptance
  91. Chapter 83 The Reveal
  92. Chapter 84 Everything Doesn’t Happen for a Reason
  93. Chapter 85 And Then …
  94. Acknowledgements
  95. Appendix 1 Fourteen Principles of Persuasion and Influence
  96. Appendix 2 Designated Grieving Time Playlist
  97. Appendix 3 Payments to Support People with Diseases Caused by Loose-Fill Asbestos (Information from ACT Government Website)
  98. About the author
  99. Imprint

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