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The election of the Whitlam government in 1972 marked a turning point in 20th century Australia. Shaking off the vestiges of two decades of conservative rule, Gough Whitlam brought new ideas, new policies and new people to the task of governing

Graham Freudenberg, Australias greatest speechwriter, says the Australian Labor Party was built on speeches. This book brings together great Labor speeches which give voice to the partys enduring values and achievements, and place it and its principal figures at the centre of historic events

Despite being represented in the government, the Australian Labor Party (ALP) finds itself in a predicament today. Reduced to minority government after just one term and tanking in the opinion polls, it requires a new vision. Arguing that the party's effectiveness and political purpose has been undermined by leadership anxiety and identity crisis, this book shows how the ALP can get its mojo back with fresh ideas, a new strategy, and a refreshing of its values for the modern era. Written by party insider and Rudd government advisor Troy Bramston, this account examines the ALP from the inside a

They say time heals all wounds. That is, unless you are in the American south. Although the American civil war ended in 1865, the battle still rages on. This was made all too clear to me during two journeys through several of the old States of the Confederacy over the past 18 months. Adapted from the source document.

The disparagement of Bob Hawke during the end of his 1991 term by members of his own Labor Party is studied to determine whether future Labor leaders must disassociate themselves from the Hawke legacy in order to achieve electoral victory. Several achievements realized by the Hawke administration between 1983 & 1991 are noted, eg, the creation of several social programs that advanced women's & ethnic minority groups' rights; nevertheless, various decisions made by the Hawke government that were condemned by certain Australian groups are identified. Rather than support the popular position that the Labor party under Hawke's leadership abandoned its socialist origins, it is claimed that the Hawke administration achieved social reform & was principally guided by its pursuit of social justice. Additional criticism against the Hawke government for its adoption of neoliberal economics is addressed; specifically, it is stated that the Hawke administration adopting novel economic perspectives averted greater economic deterioration. It is noted that current Labor leader Mark Latham has successfully appropriated positive aspects of Labor's history into his campaign for Prime Minister, thus concluding that Hawke's political legacy should be remembered, not disavowed, within the Labor Party. J. W. Parker