ular ▁in ▁the ▁affected ▁Coun c ils ▁as ▁several ▁hundred ▁local ▁polit icians ▁lost ▁their ▁positions . ▁ ▁Aut obi ography ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁Be att ie ▁released ▁his ▁aut obi ography ▁M aking ▁A ▁D ifference , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁described ▁his ▁up br ing ing , ▁political ▁life ▁and ▁his ▁views ▁on ▁key ▁issues , ▁including ▁health , ▁education ▁and ▁social ▁reform . ▁The ▁book ▁is ▁part ▁mem oir , ▁part ▁manif esto . ▁Be att ie ▁says ▁that ▁the ▁reason ▁he ▁released ▁the ▁book ▁while ▁he ▁is ▁in ▁office , ▁rather ▁than ▁when ▁he ▁is ▁retired , ▁is ▁because ▁no - one ▁would ▁want ▁to ▁read ▁about ▁him ▁if ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁in ▁the ▁public ▁ar ena . ▁It ▁was ▁Be att ie ' s ▁third ▁book ▁after ▁his ▁aut obi ographical ▁piece ▁In ▁the ▁Arena ▁( 1 9 9 0 ) ▁and ▁the ▁thr iller ▁The ▁Year ▁of ▁the ▁D anger ous ▁On es . ▁Be att ie ▁wrote ▁a ▁fourth ▁book ▁" Where ▁to ▁from ▁here ▁Australia ? ▁" ▁published ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁ ▁Political ▁comment ator ▁Be att ie ▁joined ▁Sky ▁News ▁Live ▁as ▁a ▁comment ator ▁across ▁multiple ▁programs ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁Be att ie ▁began ▁co - host ing ▁his ▁own ▁TV ▁program ▁with ▁Peter ▁Re ith ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁which ▁continued ▁with ▁former ▁Queensland ▁Premier ▁Campbell ▁New man ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁until ▁May , ▁