{"product_id":"the-case-for-courage-kevin-rudd-9781922464156","title":"The Case for Courage","description":"For some time, Australia's democracy has been slowly sliding into disrepair. The nation's major policy challenges go unaddressed, our economic future is uncertain, and political corruption is becoming normalised. We can't understand the current predicament of our democracy without recognising the central role of Murdoch's national media monopoly. There is no longer a level playing field in Australian politics. We won't see another progressive government in Canberra until we deal with this cancer in our democracy. Three more things must change for Labor to be returned to office. Labor must significantly broaden its political base; demolish the entire rationale for the conservative political project now that the Liberal Party has abandoned its position on debt, deficit, and government intervention in the economy; and put forward a clear plan dealing with the challenges ahead: recurring pandemics, demographic decline, technological disruption undermining economic competitiveness and employment, the rise of China, and the continued economic and environmental devastations of climate change. All four tasks are essential. All four will require great political courage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kevin Rudd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1922464155\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781922464156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Monash University Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.80h x 4.20w x 0.40d","brand":"Kevin Rudd","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43995951399167,"sku":"9781922464156","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e209b134-d567-4df4-b8fd-865a361194d4.jpg?v=1683338828","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-case-for-courage-kevin-rudd-9781922464156","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}