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Saunders\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e3 Opposition One Day, Government the Next: Can Oppositions Make Policy and Be Ready for Office? - Scott Prasser\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e4 Oppositions and Elections: The Media and Pathways to Office - Rodney Tiffen\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e5 An Opposition Leader’s Perspective - Hon John Howard OM AC\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e6 The Changing Australian Federal Scene: The Role of the Senate Crossbench: A New Opposition? - Scott Prasser\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e7 The Resources of the Federal Opposition - Liz Dowd and Scott Prasser\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e8 The Challenge of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Federal Labor in Opposition, 2019-22 - Brendan McCaffrie\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e9 The Opposition in New South Wales - Rodney Smith\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e10 Parliamentary Oppositions in Queensland, 1860-2023 - Paul D. 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Docherty\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e20 Opposition Politics in the USA - Kenneth Kitts\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e21 The Power of Opposition: A Comparative Perspective - Simone Wegmann\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor New Zealand and North American customers, order your copy from Amazon by clicking here: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/ymwt2bjk\"\u003ehttps:\/\/tinyurl.com\/ymwt2bjk\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Connor Court Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49733915967776,"sku":"","price":59.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0919\/0191\/9520\/files\/OPPOSD.jpg?v=1734929170"},{"product_id":"dignity-and-prosperity-the-future-of-liberal-australia-edited-by-david-stevens","title":"Dignity and Prosperity : The Future of Liberal Australia edited by David Stevens","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDignity and Prosperity : The Future of Liberal Australia edited by David Stevens\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePaperback, 286 pages, $39.95\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eISBN 9781922815521\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eRelease Date: June 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eDignity and Prosperity – The Future of Liberal Australia brings together, for the first time, Australia’s leading liberal luminaries or ‘grandees’ in one place for the purpose of reigniting a renaissance of the Liberal cause.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe distinguished contributors all have extensive experience in their respective fields, and now bring their expertise, knowledge, and insight to design a policy program based around the core values of liberalism – personal autonomy and personal responsibility, free market and entrepreneurship, opportunity and security, limited government and sound fiscal and economic management. They know that a strong economy leads to strong finances, which in turn provide for strong national defence and together create the foundations for a strong civic society. 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Many on the right reckon we have plenty to celebrate, the left has lost the plot and wishes to guilt trip us all for perceived and actual wrongdoings of the past, for which the current generation can’t be held responsible. This book hopes to take you beyond the usual left-right argybargy in plain lingo. It brings you a balanced point of view that makes a modest attempt at bridging the gap between competing interpretations. This isn’t a history book. It’s a book aimed at regular folks to help us think through present-day challenges we face together as a nation due to stuff that happened in the past and continues to impact our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSherry Sufi is a Western Australian Author, Columnist and Political Commentator. He has been a Contributor for Sky News Australia. 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style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN 9781923224087\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eMid-May 2023 release\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eThe sixth volume of Sir Winston’s Churchill’s Nobel Prize-winning series, The Second World War was entitled Triumph and Tragedy. It was a triumph because of the “overwhelming victory of the grand Alliance”, but a tragedy because it had “failed so far to bring general peace to our anxious world”. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eThis volume argues that the Federal Coalition, despite nine years in office and three election wins, was a tragedy with little triumph. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eThe Coalition failed at all levels – in policy to implement needed reforms and to reflect its core values; in politics to change the narrative and to win the wider debates; and in governance in managing the institutions of state. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eIt failed to leave a lasting distinguishable mark on our nation’s direction and how we are governed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eContributors to this volume were specifically asked to view their topics from what was expected of a Liberal government in terms of its values, history, and stated promises and so it is different from the usual academic evaluations of governments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eKey policy areas covered include the economy, social welfare, energy, religious freedom, indigenous issues, along with the management of key institutions like the cabinet, public service, parliament, executive government and public inquiries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eThis volume explores why the Liberal Party, Australia’s most successful political party, in partnership with the Nationals, failed so dismally between 2013-2022 and what they might do to make amends.   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eIntroduction: Tragedy without Triumph:  The Coalition in Office 2013-22 - Scott Prasser\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e1 Abbott, Turnbull and Morrison and Australian Voters - Malcolm Mackerras\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e2 The Coalition Government 2013-2022 and the end of Menzian Liberalism - Greg Melleuish\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e3 The Forgotten Menzies Speech – and what would Menzies think of the Liberal Party and the Coalition 2013-2022 - Graeme Starr\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e4 The Coalition and the Institutions of Government (2013-2022) - John Halligan\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e5 The Coalition and Public Inquiries 2013-2022 - Scott Prasser and Andrea Wallace\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e6 Economic Policy - Robert Carling\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e7 Climate and Energy Policy - Aynsley Kellow\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e8 Managing COVID - David Lee\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e9 Religious Freedom was left at the Altar - Mark Spencer\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e10 Welfare Reform: Lost Opportunity - Patrick McClure\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e11 Aboriginal Affairs - not even holding the line - Gary Johns\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e12 The Disestablishment of the Liberal Party - Michael Sexton\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e13 What was it all for? 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