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Although Jim Cairns s reputation has been marginalized, the past 25 years have revealed that he was the major thinker and the driving influence behind the reforming policies and ideals of the Whitlam government. This book follows Cairns s ideological journey and preoccupation with finding the key to social change. It also offers a broad social and political context to Cairns s life, including the ideological character of the Labor Party over the past 50 years. Examining the protracted ideological and political rivalry between Gough Whitlam and Cairns, this work positions Cairns as a hero of...

At the beginning of the twenty-first century prime ministers loom larger in the consciousness of their nations than perhaps in any previous era. But how well do we really understand the variables of prime-ministerial performance, and, specifically, why some prime ministers apparently flourish in the role while others wither? This study examines how prime ministers perform as leaders of their governments, parties, and nations. It offers new ways of thinking about prime-ministerial power and leadership, and systematic empirical studies of prime-ministerial leadership practices in four...

The prime ministership remains the main prize in Australian politics, but it is a precarious one. Leadership turnover in recent years has seen more prime ministers rise and fall than at any time since the decade after federation. What explains this volatility? The Pivot of Power is the second volume in a unique blend of collective biography and institutional history that shows the skills, limitations and passions of incumbents are only part of the story. The ways in which prime ministers thrive and fail are influenced by the resources at their command, the evolving nature of the parties...