From Carr to Keneally
Labor in office in NSW 1995-2011
Published on 1. March 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
420 pages
978-1-74237-663-9 (ISBN)
Description
At the NSW state election in 2011, the public turned on the 16-year-old Labor administration with unprecedented fury. The Government that had won spectacular victories in 1999 and 2003 was defeated with a swing that was an Australian postwar record. How did it manage to stay in power for four terms? What were its achievements and why did things unravel so badly?In From Carr to Keneally respected experts analyse the four terms of Labor government in NSW: the premiers and their ministers, the political parties and their electoral fortunes; the role of independents; policies in all key areas; and changes in the bureaucracy, cabinet and parliament.The definitive account of the Labor era in NSW, From Carr to Keneally goes to the heart of issues which Labor faces around Australia at both state and federal levels.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Sydney
Australia
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 153 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-74237-663-9 (9781742376639)
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03/2012
Allen & Unwin
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Persons
DR DAVID CLUNE OAM is the NSW Parliament's Historian and an Honorary Research Associate in the Department of Government and International Relations at the University of Sydney. He is co-author of Decision and Deliberation: the Parliament of New South Wales, 1856-2003 and co-editor of The Premiers of New South Wales, 1856-2005. RODNEY SMITH is an Associate Professor in Government and International Relations at the University of Sydney and author of several books on Australian politics, including Against the Machines: Minor Parties and Independents in New South Wales 1910-2006.
Content
Introduction and acknowledgementsContributorsPART 1: THE PARTIES AND INDEPENDENTS 1995-20111. The Labor Party - Rodney Cavalier2. The Liberal Party - Rodney Smith3. The National Party and Rural Politics - Bradley Bowden4. Non-Rural Independents and the Minor Parties - Rodney SmithPART 2: KEY INSTITUTIONS OF NSW GOVERNMENT 1995-20115. Parliament - Rodney Smith6. Premiers and Cabinets - Paul Fawcett7. The Public Service - Michael di Francesco8. NSW in the Federal System - Anne TwomeyPART 3: PUBLIC POLICY DEVELOPMENTS IN NSW 1995-20119. Budgets and Finance - Russell Ross10. Health - Jeremy Sammut and David Gadiel11. Education - Geoffrey Sherington and John Hughes12. Community Services - Kylie Valentine and Deborah Brennan13. Law and Order - Sandra Egger14. Industrial Relations - Greg Patmore15. Transport - Corinne Mulley and Claudine Moutou16. Urban Planning - Robert Freestone and Peter Williams17. The Environment - Bruce ThomPART 4: THE 2011 ELECTION18. NSW Politics 2007-2010 - David Clune19. Election Rules, Public Funding and Private Donations - Anika Gauja20. The Campaign - David Clune21. The News Media - Peter Chen22. The Polls and Voter Attitudes - Murray Goot23. The Results - Antony GreenPART 5: INTERPRETATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS24. How Labor Governed - Rodney Smith25. Why Labor Lost - David Clune26. The State of Democracy in NSW - Michael HoganIndex