ALP party reform

Written by former minister and Labor historian Rodney Cavalier, Power Crisis is an explosive account of the self-destruction of the New South Wales Labor government, which has seen a turnover of four premiers in five years, and is heading for rejection and even humiliation by voters at the next state election.

With an election looming and criticism of the ALP now a national pastime, Mark Latham considers the future for Labor. The nation has changed, but can the party? With wit and insight, Latham reveals an organisation top-heavy with factional bosses protecting their turf.

John Button looks at what has gone wrong with the Labor Party. What has happened to the faith of the True Believers and why is the ALP so bad at recruiting new members?

The final version of my phd thesis is on Scribd (see below) or can be Downloaded as a pdf (COOKTHESISFINAL). A brief overview is available here. Cook Thesis Final Related articles Time to rethink unions ALP connection

In 'The Latham Diaries' Mark Latham argued that the ALP was beyond repair. Nevertheless the ALP is in office in eight of Australia's nine governments, and the controversy generated by the Howard Government's Industrial Relations legislation suggests that Australian politics has entered into a period of deep instability.