{"product_id":"the-man-who-couldnt-wait-the-true-story-of-australias-first-political-assassination-paperback-1","title":"The Man Who Couldn't Wait: The True Story of Australia's First Political Assassination - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDebbie Whitmont\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCould the conviction of Vietnamese refugee Phuong Ngo for the 1994 assassination of Cabramatta MP John Newman be one of Australia's greatest miscarriages of justice?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eI think that every now and again our wonderful system cocks up and this was one of those times.\" --\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormer ALP Senator Graham Richardson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCabramatta was embroiled in a heroin epidemic, gang wars and demands to deport Vietnamese gangsters when local member John Newman was gunned down in the driveway of his home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNewman's murder was billed as Australia's first political assassination and the killer was identified within hours as the politically ambitious Vietnamese refugee and Deputy Mayor, Phuong Ngo. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNgo was accused of killing Newman to take his seat in parliament and sentenced to die in gaol. But there have always been questions about his conviction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhy did it take seven years and three trials to find Phuong Ngo guilty? Why was so much evidence and the names of so many witnesses kept secret? How could Ngo be the murder mastermind when both the men of accused of shooting Newman were acquitted? Why is the killer still at large? And why do some of the day's most senior politicians say they never believed Phuong Ngo was guilty? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor the first time, Phuong Ngo tells his story and unpicks one of the country's longest and most secretive investigations in \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Couldn't Wait\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDebbie Whitmont \u003c\/b\u003eis a journalist and lawyer, a former Middle East Correspondent and reporter for the ABC's Four Corners program for more than two decades. She has won two Walkley Awards and three Human Rights Commission TV Awards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 04, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46729832235205,"sku":"9781761473111","price":38.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/hLwCqi4f2F9781761473111_7f05a89a-a7d1-4b73-89ff-9d1fa81772a6.webp?v=1786762742","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/the-man-who-couldnt-wait-the-true-story-of-australias-first-political-assassination-paperback-1","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}