{"product_id":"story-of-our-country-labors-vision-for-australia-9781925826593","title":"Story of Our Country: Labor's vision for Australia","description":"\u003cp\u003ePaul Keating once remarked, \"We at least in the Labor Party know that we are part of a big story, which is also the story of our country\".\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eStory of Our Country \u003c\/em\u003eunpacks that big story and Labor's place in Australia's narrative.\u003cbr\u003e It explains why the ALP's purpose and character make it unique among centre-left parties in America, Britain, and Europe. Central to Labor's purpose is its promise to offer people a \"share in those things that make life worth living\" - the common good.\u003cbr\u003e Labor's vision of the good life is anchored in the everyday experience of working people. This gives Labor its distinctive strength - a paradoxical character that is at once progressive and conservative. Adrian Pabst argues that to gain and retain power, Labor needs to build coalitions between its traditional working-class base and middle-class voters.\u003cbr\u003e Labor can achieve this by deploying its distinctive strength to tackle the most critical issues facing Australia: inequality, precarious jobs, the care crisis, climate change, and emerging foreign powers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Connor Court Publishing Pty Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/12\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781925826593\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.49d","brand":"Adrian Pabst","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51280718069941,"sku":"9781925826593","price":25.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_6f005255-b30f-4bb1-b60e-23971f860394.jpg?v=1751468624","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/story-of-our-country-labors-vision-for-australia-9781925826593","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}