{"title":"Australian Politics","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"quarterly-essay-02-paperback","title":"Appeasing Jakarta; QE2 by John Birmingham","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eAppeasing Jakarta\u003c\/em\u003e, John Birmingham takes apart the folly of twenty-five years of Australian policy on East Timor. How did Gough Whitlam and Richard Woolcott in 1975 saddle this country with a policy that was bound to lead to the intervention of 1999? Why were shrewder voices ignored and why did we persist with an unworkable model? Where does this leave us with an Indonesia still dominated by the old power elites? And what was the tragedy like for the people of East Timor?\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eJohn Birmingham has written a passionate narrative history of the East Timor question which never turns away from the slaughter and sorrow of the people who suffered it.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrespondence discussing Quarterly Essay 2, \u003cem\u003eAppeasing Jakarta\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-mark-aarons\"\u003eMark Aarons\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-frank-brennan\"\u003eFrank Brennan\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-duncan-campbell\"\u003eDuncan Campbell\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n","brand":"QE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39460765171847,"sku":"9781863953863-UBD","price":29.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0313\/7211\/6103\/products\/qe2_0_e52a3a20-bd31-45e0-a28e-c85db343df9d.jpg?v=1625796483"},{"product_id":"quarterly-essay-03-paperback","title":"The Opportunist; QE3 by Guy Rundle","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Opportunist\u003c\/em\u003e, Guy Rundle comes to grips with John Howard, the prime minister who, on the eve of an election, seems to have turned round his political fortunes by spurning refugees and writing blank cheques for America's War on Terror.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a brilliant account of John Howard's dominant ideas, his concerted 'dreaming' with its emphasis on unity and national identity that reveals him to be the most reactionary PM we have ever had, the only political leader who would allow ideas like those of One Nation to dominate the mainstream of Australian politics in order to improve his political chances. Rundle puts Howard in the context of the economic liberalism he shares with his colleagues and opponents and the conservative social ideology that sets him apart. It is a complex portrait in a radical mirror which relates John Howard to everything from Menzies's 'forgotten people' to the inadvertent glamour of the government's antidrug advertising. It is also a plea for right-thinking people of every political persuasion to resist the call to prejudice and reaction.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrespondence discussing Quarterly Essay 3, \u003cem\u003eThe Opportunist\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-john-birmingham\"\u003eJohn Birmingham\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-paul-bongiorno-0\"\u003ePaul Bongiorno\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-christopher-pearson\"\u003eChristopher Pearson\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","brand":"QE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39460765204615,"sku":"9781863953948-UBD","price":29.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0313\/7211\/6103\/products\/qe3_0_be737ab6-dc4b-4cee-8923-6a3c239032f5.jpg?v=1625796487"},{"product_id":"quarterly-essay-06-paperback","title":"Beyond Belief; QE6 by John Button","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eBeyond Belief\u003c\/em\u003e, John Button looks at what has gone wrong with the Labor Party. What has happened to the faith of the True Believers and why is the ALP so bad at recruiting new members? He offers a tough-minded analysis of what went wrong in the last election and asks why the Labor Party has turned its back on its destiny as a party of reform.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eHere is a very cool account of the factions which seem to stand for nothing but their own power bases, and the unions who both give and get little from the ALP. In a withering analysis, John Button looks at the quality of Labor members and the short-sightedness of a party turning its back on ideas. This is an essay by a man who still believes in Chifley's light on the hill but who thinks the only hope lies with New Believers.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrespondence discussing Quarterly Essay 6, \u003cem\u003eBeyond Belief\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-kenneth-davidson\"\u003eKenneth Davidson\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-david-day\"\u003eDavid Day\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-barry-jones\"\u003eBarry Jones\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n","brand":"QE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39460765302919,"sku":"9781863951470-UBD","price":29.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0313\/7211\/6103\/products\/qe6_0_1e053707-8e16-46ed-80e5-fb20de9f45fd.jpg?v=1625796498"},{"product_id":"quarterly-essay-15-paperback","title":"Latham's World; QE15 by Margaret Simons","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eLatham's World: The New Politics of the Outsiders\u003c\/em\u003e, Margaret Simons takes a long hard look at Mark Latham, the self-proclaimed \"club buster\" and the man who would be prime minister. Few doubt Latham's intelligence and ambition, but what will this amount to in government? Simons argues that if Labor is elected, it will not be \"business as usual\". Rather we can expect a reformist government in the spirit - if not the letter - of Latham's political tutor, Gough Whitlam. It is also likely to be a government that has little time for the totemic issues of the Labor elites.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an essay that takes the political pulse of the nation - it is clear-eyed, probing, anchored in observation and an original analysis of the political state of play. It ventures into the murky world of Liverpool Council, where Latham made enemies and ran the show. It reserves harsh words for those in the media who have ignored Latham's ideas and community campaigning in favour of rumour-mongering. Above all, it reveals Latham as a conviction politician and an acute thinker, with a prescient understanding of how the urban fringe now drives the politics of the nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrespondence discussing Quarterly Essay 15, \u003cem\u003eLatham’s World\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-john-button\"\u003eJohn Button\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-dennis-glover-0\"\u003eDennis Glover\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-david-burchell\"\u003eDavid Burchell\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","brand":"QE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39460765761671,"sku":"9781863951975-POD","price":29.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0313\/7211\/6103\/products\/qe15_0_e9c89a0e-a5b5-42d2-8f3e-566b64921873.jpg?v=1625796535"},{"product_id":"quarterly-essay-17-paperback","title":"'Kangaroo Court'; QE17 by John Hirst","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Family Court was a progressive reform of the 1970s. Now it is perhaps the most hated institution in Australia. In \u003cem\u003e'Kangaroo Court'\u003c\/em\u003e, John Hirst investigates what went wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a measured yet unsparing appraisal which interleaves individual cases with compelling legal and moral argument. Hirst takes us deep into the workings of the Court and the domestic apocalypses it sees every day.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eHe explores the Court's fervour to uphold the best interests of the child no matter what and traces its chilling consequence: a court where malicious allegations regularly go unpunished. He notes the Court's enormous power over individual lives, as well as its self-proclaimed status as a 'caring court', and wonders at its ability to overlook the defiance of its own authority. In closing, he considers how to reform an institution that has bred antagonism and extremism and too often entrenched paranoia and despair. Lucid and urgent, \u003cem\u003e'Kangaroo Court'\u003c\/em\u003e is a cautionary tale about the perils of high-mindedness when it comes to dealing with the breakdown of families.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrespondence discussing Quarterly Essay 17, \u003cem\u003eKangaroo Court\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-elizabeth-evatt-richard-chisholm\"\u003eElizabeth Evatt \u0026amp; Richard Chisholm\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-peter-ryan\"\u003ePeter Ryan\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-alastair-nicholson\"\u003eAlastair Nicholson\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","brand":"QE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39460765827207,"sku":"9781863953412-POD","price":29.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0313\/7211\/6103\/products\/qe17_0_f61a57a2-47ac-452d-bd25-74bbe007caf0.jpg?v=1625796544"},{"product_id":"quarterly-essay-19-paperback","title":"Relaxed and Comfortable; QE19 by Judith Brett","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat is the Liberal Party's core appeal to Australian voters? Has John Howard made a dramatic break with the past, or has he ingeniously modernised the strategies of his party's founder, Sir Robert Menzies?\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eFor Judith Brett, the governmeant of John Howard has done what successful Liberal governments have always done: it has made its stand firmly at the centre and presented itself as the true guardian of the national interest. In doing this, John Howard has taken over the national traditions of the Australian Legend that Labor once considered its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eBrett offers a lucid short history of the Liberals as well as an original account of the Prime Minister, arguing that, above all, he is a man obsessed with the fight against Labor. She explores both his inventiveness in practising the politics of unity and his great ruthlessness in practising the politics of division. She incorporates fascinating interview material with Liberal voters, shedding light on some of the different ways in which the Liberals appeal as the natural party of government.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eFull of provocative ideas, \u003cem\u003eRelaxed \u0026amp; Comfortable\u003c\/em\u003e will change the way Australians see the last decade of national politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrespondence discussing Quarterly Essay 19, \u003cem\u003eRelaxed \u0026amp; Coomfortable\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-david-kemp\"\u003eDavid Kemp\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-graham-richardson\"\u003eGraham Richardson\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-david-corlett\"\u003eDavid Corlett\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","brand":"QE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39460765892743,"sku":"9781863950947-POD","price":29.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0313\/7211\/6103\/products\/qe19_0_500ad68a-50f0-4d11-8d43-af6d1c954fca.jpg?v=1625796551"},{"product_id":"quarterly-essay-21-paperback","title":"What's Left; QE21 by Clive Hamilton","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eWhat's Left\u003c\/em\u003e, Clive Hamilton throws out a challenge to Australia's party of social democracy – to both its true believers and right-wing machine men. Will it be business-as-usual and creeping atrophy, or will the Labor Party find a new way of talking to individualistic, affluent Australia?\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eAccording to Hamilton, Labor and the Left must acknowledge that the social democracy of old – with its strong unions, public ownership of assets and distinct social classes – is dead. Prosperity, more than poverty, is the dominant characteristic of Australia today. Given this, should governments confine themselves to stoking the fires of the economy and protecting the interests of wealth creators? Or is there room for a political program that embodies new ideals but can also withstand economic scare tactics?\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an original and provocative account of our present political juncture by a man of the Left who accuses the Left of irrelevance. Any new progressive politics, Hamilton argues, will need to tap into the anxieties and aspirations of the nation, find new ways to talk about morality, and thereby address deeper human needs.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrespondence discussing Quarterly Essay 21,\u003ci\u003e What’s Left\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-rebecca-huntley-1\"\u003eRebecca Huntley\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-guy-rundle\"\u003eGuy Rundle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-andrew-norton\"\u003eAndrew Norton\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","brand":"QE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39460765958279,"sku":"9781863951821-POD","price":29.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0313\/7211\/6103\/products\/qe21_0_f5945239-1245-4e2b-a82d-e9ee972381e8.jpg?v=1625796559"},{"product_id":"quarterly-essay-22-paperback","title":"Voting for Jesus; QE22 by Amanda Lohrey","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the Hillsong Church to the Family First Party, Australia appears to be experiencing an evangelical revival.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eVoting for Jesus\u003c\/em\u003e, Amanda Lohrey investigates that revival – its shape and scope, and what it means for the mainstream churches and the nation's politics. She talks to young believers and analyses the machinations of the Christian Right. She discusses, with humour and insight, the appeal of the megachurch, the changing image of Jesus and the political theories of George Pell and Peter Jensen.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eVoting for Jesus\u003c\/em\u003e is also an essay about the use and abuse of religion in party politics. Examining the success of Family First, Lohrey argues that Christians in politics have far less influence than they would like – the government uses them when convenient and otherwise disregards them. Blending individual interviews with political argument, she makes a subtle case for the blessings of secularism and the variety of spiritual encounters it makes possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrespondence discussing Quarterly Essay 22, \u003cem\u003eVoting for Jesus\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-marion-maddox\"\u003eMarion Maddox\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-edmund-campion\"\u003eEdmund Campion\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-peter-jensen\"\u003ePeter Jensen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","brand":"QE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39460765991047,"sku":"9781863952309","price":29.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0313\/7211\/6103\/products\/qe22_0_e2ed8eba-66b4-47be-882e-afc7536b91f3.jpg?v=1625796564"},{"product_id":"quarterly-essay-25-paperback","title":"Bipolar Nation; QE25 by Peter Hartcher","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eBipolar Nation\u003c\/em\u003e, Peter Hartcher discusses the fantasies and realities at the heart of our politics. When our political leaders look at us, what do they see? What are the hopes, fears and dreams of the Australian electorate, and how might they be turned to election winning advantage? What, most fundamentally, do we want in a prime minister?\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eIn this scintillating and original essay, Peter Hartcher investigates today's \"bipolar nation\", where Australians are more economically secure, yet existentially as anxious as ever. He explains how the Lucky Country and the Frightened Country will be the two grand themes of the election year, and discusses how John Howard will set out to craft an election winning strategy on that basis. He revisits Donald Horne's \u003cem\u003eLucky Country\u003c\/em\u003e, looks at the legacy of Paul Keating, and analyses Kevin Rudd's many layered effort to out-manoeuvre the Prime Minister.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrespondence discussing Quarterly Essay 25, \u003cem\u003eBipolar Nation\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-bill-bowtell-0\"\u003eBill Bowtell\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-peter-van-onselen\"\u003ePeter van Onselen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-andrew-charlton-0\"\u003eAndrew Charlton\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","brand":"QE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39460766089351,"sku":"9781863954013","price":29.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0313\/7211\/6103\/products\/qe25_0_ecdbd814-d147-4b2e-b5da-abb285ce81f7.jpg?v=1625796576"},{"product_id":"quarterly-essay-26-paperback","title":"His Master's Voice; QE26 by David Marr","description":"\u003cp\u003eJohn Howard has the loudest voice in Australia. He has cowed his critics, muffled the press, intimidated the ABC, gagged scientists, silenced NGOs, censored the arts, prosecuted leakers, criminalised protest and curtailed parliamentary scrutiny. Though touted as a contest of values, this has been a party-political assault on Australia's liberal culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eIn the name of \"balance\", the Liberal Party has muscled its way into the intellectual life of the country. And this has happened because we let it happen. Once again, Howard has shown his superb grasp of Australia as it really is.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eHis Master's Voice\u003c\/em\u003e, David Marr investigates both a decade of suppression and the strange willingness of Australians to watch, with such little angst, their liberties drift away.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrespondence discussing Quarterly Essay 26, \u003cem\u003eHis Master’s Voice\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-philip-ruddock\"\u003ePhilip Ruddock\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-julian-burnside\"\u003eJulian Burnside\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-peter-shergold\"\u003ePeter Shergold\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","brand":"QE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39460766122119,"sku":"9781863954051-POD","price":29.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0313\/7211\/6103\/products\/qe26_0_9b48a833-24d8-46f1-8346-054b33cd50d6.jpg?v=1625796581"},{"product_id":"quarterly-essay-28-paperback","title":"Exit Right; QE28 by Judith Brett","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eExit Right\u003c\/em\u003e, Judith Brett explains why the tide turned on John Howard. This is an essay about leadership, in particular Howard's style of strong leadership which led him to dominate his party with such ultimately catastrophic results.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eIn this definitive account, Brett discusses how age became Howard's Achilles heel, how he lost the youth vote, how he lost Bennelong, and how he waited too long to call the election. She looks at the government's core failings - the policy vacuum, the blindness to climate change, the disastrous misjudgment of WorkChoices - and shows how Howard and his team came more and more to insulate themselves from reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eWith drama and insight, Judith Brett traces the key moments when John Howard stared defeat in the face, and explains why, after the Keating-Howard years, the ascendancy of Kevin Rudd marks a new phase in the nation's political life.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrespondence discussing Quarterly Essay 28, \u003cem\u003eExit Right\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-bill-bowtell\"\u003eBill Bowtell\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-norman-abjorensen\"\u003eNorman Abjorensen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-rebecca-huntley-0\"\u003eRebecca Huntley\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n","brand":"QE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39460766318727,"sku":"9781863951111","price":29.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0313\/7211\/6103\/products\/qe28_0_ae6222a1-006a-4c77-93d9-c4e82993946a.jpg?v=1625796590"},{"product_id":"quarterly-essay-34-paperback","title":"Stop at Nothing; QE34 by Annabel Crabb","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat does Malcolm Turnbull stand for? In \u003cem\u003eStop at Nothing \u003c\/em\u003eAnnabel Crabb tells the story of the man who would be prime minister.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eBased on extensive interviews with Turnbull as well as those who have worked with him, this is an essay full of revelations. Crabb delves into young Malcolm's university exploits – which included co-authoring a musical with Bob Ellis \u003cspan style=\"line-height: 20.7999992370605px;\"\u003e–\u003c\/span\u003e and his remarkable relationship with Kerry Packer, the man for whom he was at first a prized attack dog, and then a mortal enemy. She asks whether Turnbull \u003cspan style=\"line-height: 20.7999992370605px;\"\u003e–\u003c\/span\u003e colourful, aggressive, humorous and ruthless \u003cspan style=\"line-height: 20.7999992370605px;\"\u003e–\u003c\/span\u003e has what it takes to re-invigorate the Australian Liberal Party in the wake of John Howard. She discusses his vexed relationship with Kevin Rudd, and the looming presence of Peter Costello.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a scintillating portrait by one of the country's most incisive reporters.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrespondence discussing Quarterly Essay 34, \u003cem\u003eStop at Nothing\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-geoffrey-cousins\"\u003eGeoffrey Cousins\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-mungo-maccallum\"\u003eMungo MacCallum\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-paul-pickering\"\u003ePaul Pickering\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","brand":"QE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39460766515335,"sku":"9781863954310-POD","price":29.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0313\/7211\/6103\/products\/qe34_0_d9949621-1f26-487c-987f-90305286e5d1.jpg?v=1625796617"},{"product_id":"quarterly-essay-36-paperback","title":"Australian Story; QE36 by Mungo MacCallum","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eAustralian Story\u003c\/em\u003e, Mungo MacCallum investigates the political success of Kevin Rudd. What does he know about Australia that his opponents don’t? This is a characteristically barbed and perceptive look at the challenges facing the government and the country. MacCallum argues that the things we used to rely on are not there anymore. On the Right, the blind faith in markets has recently collapsed. The Left lost its guiding light with the demise of the socialist dream.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eIn entertaining fashion, MacCallum dissects the myths that made Australia: the idea of the Lucky Country, with endless pastures, a workingman’s paradise, a new Britannia, and more. In newly uncertain times, MacCallum argues, Rudd has sought to tap into these myths, in the process reclaiming them from John Howard.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAustralian Story\u003c\/em\u003e is both a canny assessment of the Rudd government’s election-winning approach and a broader meditation on the nation’s core traditions at a time of major change and challenge.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrespondence discussing Quarterly Essay 36, \u003cem\u003eAustralian Story\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-katharine-murphy\"\u003eKatharine Murphy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-greg-melleuish\"\u003eGreg Melleuish\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-tim-soutphommasane\"\u003eTim Soutphommasane\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","brand":"QE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39460766580871,"sku":"9781863954570","price":29.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0313\/7211\/6103\/products\/qe36_0_ef2d9507-3247-4cf9-9877-48ac6252e1ee.jpg?v=1625796626"},{"product_id":"quarterly-essay-37-paperback","title":"What's Right?; QE37 by Waleed Aly","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhere did the Right go wrong? With the departure of George W. Bush and John Howard, conservative parties in the US and Australia entered a period of turmoil. Foreign affairs, economics, the environment – all were issues to be avoided. Most profoundly, conservatives no longer seemed to have a compelling vision of the future – and arguably still don’t. How did the Right end up in this state? How might conservatism renew itself?\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eIn this illuminating essay, Waleed Aly begins by unravelling the terms “Right” and “Left,” arguing that these have become meaningless. He contends that conservative parties have backed themselves into a corner by embracing free-market extremism, and that an illiberal social politics – including prescribing who or what is Australian – is not the answer, electorally tempting though it may be.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eAly discusses what a better conservatism might look like. He predicts that the key issues of the day, such as climate change and the financial crisis, mean a reactionary brand of politics is unlikely to work because public opinion is swiftly leaving it behind. He draws on the work of conservative thinkers, past and present, to sketch the kind of conservatism that seems scarce in Australia, but which would be a welcome presence here. This is a supple, clear and original argument for political change.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrespondence discussing Quarterly Essay 37, \u003cem\u003eWhat’s Right\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-john-hirst-0\"\u003eJohn Hirst\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-george-brandis-0\"\u003eGeorge Brandis\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-tom-switzer\"\u003eTom Switzer\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","brand":"QE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39460766613639,"sku":"POD-9781863954662","price":29.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0313\/7211\/6103\/products\/qe37_0_36f39c76-21a7-420d-aac9-0316789adf35.jpg?v=1625796631"},{"product_id":"quarterly-essay-38-paperback","title":"Power Trip; QE38 by David Marr","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePower Trip\u003c\/em\u003e shows the making of Kevin Rudd, prime minister. In Eumundi, where Rudd was born, David Marr investigates the formative tragedy of his life: the death of his father and what came after. He tracks the transformation of a dreamy kid into an implacably determined youth, already set on the prime ministership. He examines Rudd’s years as Wayne Goss’s right-hand man in Queensland, his relentless work in federal Opposition – from \u003cem\u003eSunrise\u003c\/em\u003e to AWB – and finally his record as prime minister.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eIn Rudd’s Queensland years, Marr finds strange patterns that will recur: a tendency to chaos, a mania for control and a strange mix of heady ambition and retreat. All through this dazzling and revelatory essay, Marr seeks to know what drives an extraordinarily driven man. As \u003cem\u003ePower Trip\u003c\/em\u003e concludes, he enters into a conversation with the prime minister in which much becomes clear.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrespondence discussing Quarterly Essay 38, \u003cem\u003ePower Trip\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-laura-tingle\"\u003eLaura Tingle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-chris-uhlmann-0\"\u003eChris Uhlmann\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-annabel-crabb\"\u003eAnnabel Crabb\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","brand":"QE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39460766646407,"sku":"POD-9781863954778","price":29.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0313\/7211\/6103\/products\/qe38_0_145b8045-b038-479c-ae24-9a84531a469e.jpg?v=1625796636"},{"product_id":"quarterly-essay-40-paperback","title":"Trivial Pursuit; QE40 by George Megalogenis","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eTrivial Pursuit\u003c\/em\u003e George Megalogenis considers Australia’s political dead zone. The Hawke, Keating and early Howard years were ones of bold reform; recently we have seen an era of power without purpose. But why? Is it down to powerful lobbies, or the media, or a failure of leadership, or all of the above? And whatever the case, how will hard decisions be taken for the future?\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eMegalogenis dissects the cycle of polls, focus groups and presidential politics and what it has done to the prospect of serious, difficult reform. He argues that politics-as-usual has become a self-defeating game and mounts a persuasive case for a different style of leadership. From now on, he argues, it is the key divisions between young and old, and north and south, that will shape the nation’s future. But can a hung parliament and a pragmatic Labor leader rise to the challenge?\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrespondence discussing Quarterly Essay 40, \u003cem\u003eTrivial Pursuit\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-peter-martin-0\"\u003ePeter Martin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-andrew-leigh\"\u003eAndrew Leigh\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-tim-dixon\"\u003eTim Dixon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n","brand":"QE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39460766711943,"sku":"9781863954983-POD","price":29.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0313\/7211\/6103\/products\/qe40_eaa3f449-bd78-4e3b-a971-b93acc736c5a.jpg?v=1625796644"},{"product_id":"quarterly-essay-43-paperback","title":"Bad News; QE43 by Robert Manne","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis year has seen unprecedented scrutiny of Rupert Murdoch’s empire in Britain. 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This brilliant essay is part deep analysis and part vivid portrait of what happens when a newspaper goes rogue.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eErratum notes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eForty-eight nations in one way or another supported the invasion of Iraq. The edited text inadvertently made it appear that they all offered military support. Of course this is not the case. The essay also mistakenly claims that Christine Jackman and Chris Mitchell married in 1996. They married in 2006. Neither error affects the interpretation. Patricia Karvelas wrote a number of articles about Professor Mick Dodson’s attitude to the introduction of leasehold title on Aboriginal lands. However it was Jennifer Sexton who wrote the article in which it was claimed that as Dodson owned a house in Canberra he was a “hypocrite”.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eAsa Wahlquist’s talk, of which a transcribed extract appears in the essay, was recorded by Jolyon Sykes of the Journalism Education Association Inc. and used with permission.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrespondence discussing Quarterly Essay 43, \u003cem\u003eBad News\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-nick-cater\"\u003eNick Cater\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-jay-rosen\"\u003eJay Rosen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-tim-flannery\"\u003eTim Flannery\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n","brand":"QE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39460766810247,"sku":"9781863955447","price":29.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0313\/7211\/6103\/products\/qe43_0_c8c09e9a-c17f-48e3-9abe-3f66261b81af.jpg?v=1625796658"},{"product_id":"quarterly-essay-47-paperback","title":"Political Animal; QE47 by David Marr","description":"\u003cp\u003eTony Abbott is the most successful Opposition leader of the last forty years, but he has never been popular. Now Australians want to know: what kind of man is he, and how would he perform as prime minister?\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eIn this dramatic portrait, David Marr shows that as a young Catholic warrior at university, Abbott was already a brutally effective politician. He later led the way in defeating the republic and, as the self-proclaimed “political love child” of John Howard, rose rapidly in the Liberal Party. His reputation as a head-kicker and hard-liner made him an unlikely leader, but when the time came, his opposition to the emissions trading scheme proved decisive.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eMarr shows that Abbott thrives on chaos and conflict. Part fighter and part charmer, he is deeply religious and deeply political. What happens, then, when his values clash with his need to win? This is the great puzzle of his career, but the closer he is to taking power, the more guarded he has become.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWinner, 2013 John Button Prize.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrespondence discussing Quarterly Essay 47, \u003cem\u003ePolitical Animal\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-george-brandis\"\u003eGeorge Brandis\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-chris-uhlmann\"\u003eChris Uhlmann\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-mark-latham\"\u003eMark Latham\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n","brand":"QE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39460766941319,"sku":"9781863955775-POD","price":29.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0313\/7211\/6103\/products\/qe47_09495915-0bb8-40bd-bfa2-1760321efe5e.jpg?v=1625796674"},{"product_id":"quarterly-essay-49-paperback","title":"Not Dead Yet; QE49 by Mark Latham","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith an election looming and criticism of the ALP now a national pastime, Mark Latham considers the future for Labor. The nation has changed, but can the party?\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eWith wit and insight, Latham reveals an organisation top-heavy with factional bosses protecting their turf. At the same time Labor’s traditional working-class base has long been eroding. People who grew up in fibro shacks now live in double-storey affluence. Families once resigned to a lifetime of blue-collar work now expect their children to be well-educated professionals and entrepreneurs.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eLatham explains how Labor has always succeeded as a grassroots party, and argues for reforms to clear out the apparatchiks and dead wood. Then there are the key policy challenges: what to do about the Keating economic legacy, education and poverty. Latham examines the rise of a destructive and reactionary far-right under the wing of Tony Abbott. He also makes the case that climate change is the ultimate challenge – and even opportunity – for a centre-left party.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNot Dead Yet\u003c\/em\u003e is an essential contribution to political debate, which addresses the question: how can Labor reinvent itself and speak to a changed Australia?\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrespondence discussing Quarterly Essay 49, \u003cem\u003eNot Dead Yet\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-andrew-charlton\"\u003eAndrew Charlton\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-jim-chalmers\"\u003eJim Chalmers\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-peter-brent\"\u003ePeter Brent\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n","brand":"QE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39460767006855,"sku":"POD-9781863955973","price":29.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0313\/7211\/6103\/products\/qe49_7a8a7702-35e5-4c88-a787-67f953710d6d.jpg?v=1625796683"},{"product_id":"quarterly-essay-51-paperback","title":"The Prince; QE51 by David Marr","description":"\u003ch2\u003eDavid Marr The Prince\u003c\/h2\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe leading Catholic in the nation and spiritual adviser to Tony Abbott, Cardinal George Pell has played a key role in the greatest challenge to face his church for centuries: the scandal of child sex abuse by priests.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Prince\u003c\/em\u003e, David Marr investigates the man and his career: how did he rise through the ranks? What does he stand for? How does he wield his authority? How much has he shaped his church and Australia? How has he handled the scandal?\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eMarr reveals a cleric at ease with power and aggressive in asserting the prerogatives of the Vatican. His account of Pell’s career focuses on his response as a man, a priest, an archbishop and prince of the church to the scandal that has engulfed the Catholic world in the last thirty years. This is the story of a cleric slow to see what was happening around him; torn by the contest between his church and its victims; and slow to realise that the Catholic Church cannot, in the end, escape secular scrutiny. \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Prince\u003c\/em\u003e is an arresting portrait of faith, loyalty and ambition, set against a backdrop of terrible suffering and an ancient institution in turmoil. \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrespondence discussing Quarterly Essay 51, \u003cem\u003eThe Prince\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-geraldine-doogue\"\u003eGeraldine Doogue\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-michael-cooney-1\"\u003eMichael Cooney\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-barney-zwartz\"\u003eBarney Zwartz\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n","brand":"QE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39460767072391,"sku":"POD-9781863956161","price":29.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0313\/7211\/6103\/products\/qe51_67e01152-b569-4d64-82e1-582e6079f208.jpg?v=1625796692"},{"product_id":"quarterly-essay-55-paperback","title":"A Rightful Place; QE55 by Noel Pearson","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe nation has unfinished business. After more than two centuries, can a rightful place be found for Australia’s original peoples?\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eSoon we will all decide if and how indigenous Australians will be recognised in the constitution. In the words of Professor Greg Craven: “We have a committed prime minister, and a committed opposition. We have a receptive electorate. There will never be a better time. We have no choice but to address the question. If constitutions deal with fundamental things, our indigenous heritage is pretty fundamental.”\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eA Rightful Place\u003c\/em\u003e, Noel Pearson shows how the idea of “race” was embedded in the constitution, and the distorting effect this has had. Now there is a chance to change it – if we can agree on a way forward. Pearson shows what constitutional recognition means, and what it could make possible: true equality and a renewed appreciation of an ancient culture. This is a wide-ranging, eloquent call for justice, an essay of remarkable power that traverses history and culture to make the case for change.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrespondence discussing Quarterly Essay 55, \u003cem\u003eA Rightful Place\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-megan-davis\"\u003eMegan Davis\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-celeste-liddle\"\u003eCeleste Liddle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-john-hirst\"\u003eJohn Hirst\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n","brand":"QE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39460767203463,"sku":"POD-9781863956819","price":29.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0313\/7211\/6103\/products\/qe55_0_a3f6f736-7cf4-455b-9573-aabd8a8c9939.jpg?v=1625796708"},{"product_id":"quarterly-essay-56-paperback","title":"Cliveosaurus; QE56 by Guy Rundle","description":"\u003cp\u003eWho is Clive Palmer, and what does his ascent say about Australia’s creaking political system? \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eClivosaurus\u003c\/em\u003e, Guy Rundle observes Palmer close up, examining his rise to prominence, his beliefs, his deals and his politics – not to mention his poetry. Rundle shows that neither the government nor the media have been able to take Palmer’s measure. Convinced they face a self-interested clown, they have failed to recognise both his tactical flexibility and the consistency of his centre-right politics. \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a story about the Gold Coast, money in politics, Canberra’s detached political caste and the meaning of Palmer’s motley crew. Above all, it is a brilliantly entertaining portrait of “the man at the centre of a perfect storm for Australian democracy, a captain steering his vessel artfully in the whirlpool.”\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrespondence discussing Quarterly Essay 56, \u003cem\u003eClivosaurus\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-richard-denniss-0\"\u003eRichard Denniss\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-tad-tietze\"\u003eTad Tietze\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-paul-cleary\"\u003ePaul Cleary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n","brand":"QE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39460767236231,"sku":"9781863957014","price":29.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0313\/7211\/6103\/products\/qe56_0_dd4919ac-a9fa-41bc-9c00-57b9e27290ee.jpg?v=1625796712"},{"product_id":"quarterly-essay-59-paperback","title":"Faction Man; QE59 by David Marr","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe top job is within Bill Shorten’s grasp. But who is he? How did he rise to become Labor leader? And does he have what it takes to beat Malcolm Turnbull and lead the country?\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eIn this dramatic essay, David Marr traces the hidden career of a Labor warrior. \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eHe shows how a brilliant recruiter and formidable campaigner mastered first the unions and then the party. Marr presents a man willing to deal with his enemies and shift his allegiances, whose ambition to lead has been fixed since childhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eBut does he stand for anything? Is Shorten a defender of Labor values in today’s Australia or a shape-shifter, driven entirely by politics? How does the union world he comes from shape the prime minister he might be? Marr reveals a man we hardly know: a virtuoso with numbers and a strategist of skill who Labor hopes will return the party to power.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrespondence discussing Quarterly Essay 59, \u003cem\u003eFaction Man\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-michael-bachelard\"\u003eMichael Bachelard\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-rachel-nolan\"\u003eRachel Nolan\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-race-mathews\"\u003eRace Mathews\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003chr\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAUDIOBOOK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.audible.com.au\/pd\/Non-fiction\/Quarterly-Essay-59-Faction-Man-Audiobook\/B015QCTJG2\/ref=a_hp_c8_1_1_i?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;pf_rd_r=12JHHSJN6G2K5HCH37PZ\u0026amp;pf_rd_m=A2MCLWGSK1E41E\u0026amp;pf_rd_t=101\u0026amp;pf_rd_i=5000\u0026amp;pf_rd_p=236348269\u0026amp;pf_rd_s=center-8\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFaction Man also available as an audiobook from Audible.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","brand":"QE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39460767465607,"sku":"9781863957533-POD","price":29.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0313\/7211\/6103\/products\/qe59_cover_a29592cf-680f-49a8-bfca-b94ae1918af8.jpg?v=1625796725"},{"product_id":"quarterly-essay-60-paperback","title":"Political Amnesia; QE60 by Laura Tingle","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhatever happened to good government? What are the signs of bad government? And can Malcolm Turnbull apply the lessons of the past in a very different world?\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eIn this crisp, profound and witty essay, Laura Tingle seeks answers to these questions. She ranges from ancient Rome to the demoralised state of the once-great Australian public service, from the jingoism of the past to the tabloid scandals of the internet age. Drawing on new interviews with key figures, she shows the long-term harm that has come from undermining the public sector as a repository of ideas and experience. She tracks the damage done when responsibility is “contracted out,” and when politicians shut out or abuse their traditional sources of advice.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eThis essay about the art of government is part defence, part lament. In \u003cem\u003ePolitical Amnesia\u003c\/em\u003e, Laura Tingle examines what has gone wrong with our politics, and how we might put things right.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #8c8c8c\"\u003eFinalist, 2016 Walkley Award for Long Feature Writing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrespondence discussing Quarterly Essay 60, \u003cem\u003ePolitical Amnesia\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-bernie-fraser\"\u003eBernie Fraser\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-amanda-walsh\"\u003eAmanda Walsh\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-tarah-barzanji\"\u003eTarah Barzanji\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n","brand":"QE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39460767498375,"sku":"POD-9781863957861","price":29.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0313\/7211\/6103\/products\/qe60_52a1ecff-012d-4a19-8094-93ff979c25e4.jpg?v=1625796729"},{"product_id":"quarterly-essay-61-paperback","title":"Balancing Act; QE61 by George Megalogenis","description":"\u003cp class=\"body\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0.5em;\"\u003eIn this urgent essay, George Megalogenis argues that Australia risks becoming globalisation’s next and most unnecessary victim. 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