Political amnesia : how we forgot how to govern / Laura Tingle
- Bib ID:
- 6974889
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Tingle, Laura, author
- Description:
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- Collingwood, VIC : Black Inc., 2015
- 104 pages ; 24 cm.
- ISBN:
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- 1863957863
- 9781863957861
- Series:
- Quarterly essay (Melbourne, Vic.) ; issue 60. 1444-884X
- Summary:
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Whatever happened to good government? What are the signs of bad government? And can Malcolm Turnbull apply the lessons of the past in a very different world? In this crisp, profound and witty essay, Laura Tingle seeks answers to these questions. She ranges from ancient Rome to the demoralised state of the once-great Australian public service, from the jingoism of the past to the tabloid scandals of the internet age. Drawing on new interviews with key figures, she shows the long-term harm that has come from undermining the public sector as a repository of ideas and experience. She tracks the damage done when responsibility is “contracted out,” and when politicians shut out or abuse their traditional sources of advice. This essay about the art of government is part defence, part lament. In Political Amnesia, Laura Tingle examines what has gone wrong with our politics, and how we might put things right.
- Full contents:
- Includes correspondence : Michael Bachelard, Rachel Nolan, Race Mathews, John Warhurst, Frank Bongiorno, David Marr.
- Notes:
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- Title from cover.
- National Library of Australia's N copy is signed by the author.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 85-86)
- Subject:
- Copyright:
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