The ALP and the union movement: ‘Catch‐all’ party or maintaining tradition?

Transitional Hero: Gough Whitlam and the Australian Labor Party

“…The major books by M addox (1989), Johnson (1989) and Beilharz (1994) are in this m ould. There are, of course, exceptions, most notably Jaensch (1989), but also others such as W ard (1991) and Manning (1992). However, most of this other literature is more specialised in nature.…”

Labour parties, ideas transfer and ideological positioning: Australia and Britain compared

“…They introduced the social wage that sort to support and compensate the working classes for the loss of security and lifestyle by making major investments in public health, public education and the social welfare system (Battin 1993;Bramble & Kuhn 2009). Labor complemented its push to the economic centre with a strong agenda of socially progressive policies (Manning 2007). They argued that Australia needed to move away from its past of seeing itself as a 'White Australia' and as part of the British empire, and that instead the nation needed to redefine itself as a multicultural nation in Asia.…”

Social Democracy After the Cold War

“…This resulted in working-class voters deserting the alp and contributed to its defeat in 1996 (Manning 2010, 278). There is considerable debate over both the efficacy of the accord and whether it was ultimately beneficial or detrimental to workers and trade unions (Dabscheck 2000; Kenyon and Lewis 2000;Kuhn 1991;Beilharz 1994;Manning 1992). Clouding this issue is the fact that Bob Hawke, the alp prime minister for much of the period , had previously been the head of the peak trade union body and was a bridge between the parliamentary party and the unions.…”