Senior Lecturer, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Deakin University
Geoff Robinson is a political historian and lecturer in History and Politics at Deakin University. Before taking up an academic position he worked in higher education management and policy development and as a tutor at Monash University. His doctoral research examined the NSW Labor government of 1930-32, led by Premier Jack Lang, as an example of the limits of reformism under a capitalist economy. He has published several articles and book chapters on Australian labour history and politics and a book based on his PhD When the Labor Party Dreams was published in 2009.
Turnbull's problem was that he was a politician for another era
Aug 28, 2018 15:49 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Malcolm Turnbull has endured a humiliating end to a prime ministership that seemed to promise much. Like all political deaths, there are multiple causes, but one thing is certain: his leadership represents the crisis of...
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