The Fog on the Hill How NSW Labor Lost Its Way

An honest appraisal of the systemic and specific failings of 16 years of successive Labor Party governments, this account provides a valuable insight into the changing political landscape in Australia. Based on well-articulated case studies showing how key issues have been mismanagedillustrating the main actors, their mindsets, and the genesis of some of the New South Wale government's major mishapsthis scathing critique from a former insider offers clear-sighted analysis and powerful suggestions for the future. This book is essential reading for political aspirants, public servants and all students of political science; it will fascinate all those who value democracy.

Frank Sartor Ao was a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for the Australian Labor Party between 2003 and 2011, and held various senior ministries including Climate Change and the Environment, Planning, and Energy and Utilities. Before being elected to the New South Wales Parliament, Sartor was the longest serving Lord Mayor of Sydney, having held the post from 1991 to 2003. He was mayor from the early days of the Sydney Olympic bid right through and beyond the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. Both as a state Minister and as Lord Mayor Sartor was a renowned reformer. He retired from politics at the 2011 state election.