True Believers The Story of the Federal Parliamentary Labor Party
Of all Australia's political parties, Labor has sat in both Houses in every parliament since federation. It predates Federation and has upheld its presence in every state and territory parliament since federation. Since 1901, Australian politics has pivoted on one central idea: Labor or anti-Labor. This volume presents the unfolding story of 607 men and women who have made up the federal Labor Caucus. It is a story of a century of change, the building of a nation through war and peace, economic depression and expansion, migration and development.
Political ScienceHistory & Theory
RELEASED2001
PUBLISHERAllen & Unwin
LENGTH328
LANGUAGEEN
Australian historian
True Believers The Story of the Federal Parliamentary Labor Party
by Stuart Macintyre, John Faulkner
Of all Australia's political parties, Labor has sat in both Houses in every parliament since federation. It predates Federation and has upheld its presence in every state and territory parliament since federation. Since 1901, Australian politics has pivoted on one central idea: Labor or anti-Labor. This volume presents the unfolding story of 607 men and women who have made up the federal Labor Caucus. It is a story of a century of change, the building of a nation through war and peace, economic depression and expansion, migration and development.
Political ScienceHistory & Theory
RELEASED2001
PUBLISHERAllen & Unwin
LENGTH328
LANGUAGEEN
Australian historian
