Split, intervention, renewal: the ALP in Queensland 1957 – 1989

‘A long revolution’: The historical coverage of Queensland politics and government

“…The earlier founding of the University of Queensland Press (UQP) in 1948 also contributed to this increase in locally focused, scholarly publications. Additionally, one cannot dismiss the impact that a change in government -a relatively infrequent occurrence in Queensland's past -has had upon the production of political commentary and analysis; this was observed around the time of the Labor Party's split and the Country Party's ascendancy in 1957, and then the National Party's demise 32 years later, as well as either side of the one-term Newman Liberal-National Party Government from 2012 to 2015 (Wanna 1990, 139;see Higgins 1960;Yarrow 2015;Coaldrake 1990a;Reynolds 1990;Whip and Hughes 1991;Salisbury 2020;Prasser 2012;Williams 2018b). 6 From 1955, extensive coverage and analysis of important events and significant issues of the day appeared in new journals such as the then UQP-published Australian Journal of Politics and History (AJPH), including its excellent biannual series of 'Political Chronicles' providing expert summation of recently transpired happenings in the state and federal spheres (a disclaimer: I am now an associate editor for the AJPH, responsible for editing 'Political Chronicles' entries).…”