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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. 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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-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. 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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-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. 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With wide yet shallow support, will it change the country? Does it have big ideas, or is it content just to become \"the natural party of government\"?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKelly gives a definitive account of Albanese's political style and shows what lies behind it. In speaking to a fragmented, disengaged electorate, the Prime Minister places a high value on moderation. Often that means ducking fights with entrenched interests. But this runs the risk of embedding an ever more unequal society, led by a government that can seem gutless.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this subtle and brilliant essay, Kelly explores whether Labor is still up for the good fight.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Labor has cast itself as a version of what the conservatives once were: proud defenders of the status quo. This may well appeal to large numbers of Australians, as it did in this last election. [But] Labor's task, historically, has been to change things on behalf of those who desperately need them to change.\"—Sean Kelly,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Good Fight\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"QE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42639328018567,"sku":"9781760645021","price":29.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0313\/7211\/6103\/files\/QE100_online.jpg?v=1760490674"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.schwartzbooks.com.au\/collections\/labor-party-collection.oembed","provider":"Schwartz Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}