A Little History of the Australian Labor Party

by Nick Dyrenfurth, Frank Bongiorno

Overview

Acclaimed historians Nick Dyrenfurth and Frank Bongiorno tell the story of the Australian Labor Party's rich history of more than 130 years and examine its central role in modern Australia.The Australian Labor Party is one of the oldest labour parties in the world and the first to form a government. From the prime ministerships of Watson and Fisher to the tragedies of Hughes and Scullin, through the 1940s legends Curtin and Chifley to governments of Whitlam, Hawke, Keating, Rudd and Gillard, A Little History of the Australian Labor Party recounts times of triumph and failure, as well as resilience.This updated edition examines Labor's recent performance in state and territory politics and takes the national story up to the Albanese government.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781742238951
Publisher:	UNSW Press
Publication date:	05/01/2024
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	272
File size:	13 MB
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About the Author

Frank Bongiorno is Professor of History and a historian of Australia at the ANU. He is the author of numerous books, including The Sex Lives of Australians: A history and The Eighties: The decade that transformed Australia, both winners of the ACT Book of the Year. His most recent book is the award-winning Dreamers and Schemers: A political history of Australia. Nick Dyrenfurth is Executive Director of social democratic think tank the John Curtin Research Centre. He is the author or editor of many books, including The Write Stuff: Voices of unity on Labor's future (with Misha Zelinsky), Getting the Blues: The future of Australian Labor and All That's Left: What Labor should stand for (co-edited with Tim Soutphommasane). Frank Bongiorno is Professor of History and a historian of Australia at the ANU. He is the author of numerous books, including The Sex Lives of Australians: A history and The Eighties: The decade that transformed Australia, both winners of the ACT Book of the Year. His most recent book is the award-winning Dreamers and Schemers: A political history of Australia. Nick Dyrenfurth is Executive Director of social democratic think tank the John Curtin Research Centre. He is the author or editor of many books, including The Write Stuff: Voices of unity on Labor's future (with Misha Zelinsky), Getting the Blues: The future of Australian Labor and All That's Left: What Labor should stand for (co-edited with Tim Soutphommasane). Frank Bongiorno is Professor of History and a historian of Australia at the ANU. He is the author of numerous books, including The Sex Lives of Australians: A history and The Eighties: The decade that transformed Australia, both winners of the ACT Book of the Year. His most recent book is the award-winning Dreamers and Schemers: A political history of Australia. Nick Dyrenfurth is Executive Director of social democratic think tank the John Curtin Research Centre. He is the author or editor of many books, including The Write Stuff: Voices of unity on Labor's future (with Misha Zelinsky), Getting the Blues: The future of Australian Labor and All That's Left: What Labor should stand for (co-edited with Tim Soutphommasane).