Young Rupert took up his inheritance in Adelaide in 1953 with minimal journalistic experience. He quickly revealed himself to be a ruthless rule-breaker and hands on, expansionary proprietor.
L’expertise universitaire, l’exigence journalistique
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Historians attribute the Coalition’s election victory in 1949 to issues like bank nationalisation and the Communist Party. But the decisive issue was petrol rationing.
Alfred Deakin and his contemporaries invented the Australian prime ministership. But it was not settled as a platform for national leadership until John Curtin and Ben Chifley’s time.
Given that retaining the socialist objective hasn’t prevented the ALP from developing pro-market policies, why is it still seen as such a significant issue?
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Emerita Professor, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Adelaide
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Emeritus professor of politics, Monash University
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Professor of Public Administration, Utrecht School of Governance, Utrecht University
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Emeritus Professor of Political Science, Monash University
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Associate Professor of History, UNSW Sydney
