All That's Left What Labor Should Stand For

Following Australia's 2010 election, this invaluable discussion allows key political players and commentators to ask pointed and practical questions about what progressive politics in Australia mean today. Candid and surprising, this analysis covers a wide range of topics, including What Should Labor Stand For? How Should Australia's Governments Relate to Each Other?and Can [Australians] Aspire to a Progressive Economics?With contributions from Larissa Behrendt, David Burchell, Geoff Gallop, Paul Howes, and Lindsay Tanner, this ambitious examination sets out an agenda for progressive politics in all key policy areas under the next Labor government.

Nick Dyrenfurth is a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Sydney. He is also the author of Heroes and Villains: The Rise and Fall of the Early Australian Labor Party, the coeditor of Confusion: The Making of the Australian Two-Party System, and a frequent contributor to the Australian. Tim Soutphommasane is a research fellow at Monash University and a senior project leader at Per Capita, a progressive think tank. He is the author of Reclaiming Patriotism: Nation-Building for Australian Progressives, a columnist for the Weekend Australian, and a contributor to the Monthly.