Malcolm Richard Booker (9 August 1915 – 15 July 1998)[1] was an Australian public servant, diplomat, author and journalist.
After his diplomatic career he published several books and wrote regularly for The Canberra Times.
As a young man, Booker served as private secretary to Billy Hughes, the former prime minister.
[6] He soon returned to the external affairs department, taking a position as first assistant secretary, Level 3.
The book was critical of several previous Australian foreign affairs ministers and the 1975 Whitlam dismissal.