From Carr to Keneally: Labor in office in NSW 1995-2011
Publishing Details
From Carr to Keneally: Labor in office in NSW 1995-2011
By (Author) David Clune
By (author) Rodney Smith
Allen & Unwin
Allen & Unwin
1st March 2012
Australia
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Political parties and party platforms
Political leaders and leadership
321.00
Physical Properties
420
Width 153mm, Height 234mm
648g
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 post-war 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.
Author Bio
David Clune 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 the author of several books on Australian politics, including Against the Machines: Minor Parties and Independents in New South Wales 1910-2006.
