Political Time

Politicians & Ideas

in any historical period there will tend to be a particular set of ideas. In times of crisis an ideas entrepreneur awaits. James Walter explains the interaction between ideas and problems confronting politicians. James Walter explains the interaction between ideas and problems confronting politicians. […]

Politics

Red Ted by Ross Fitzgerald

E. G. Theodore, one of Australia’s most enterprising and unusual political figures, was Treasurer and Premier of Queensland and later Federal Treasurer and Deputy Prime Minister of Australia in the Scullin Labor government. Here Ross […]

Ideas

Economic Ideas

What is driving our leaders when they make critical decisions about the economy? The Sum of Power is an exploration of the influence of economic ideas upon our leaders.

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Historical frames

Author What Were They Thinking: The Politics of Ideas in Australia Professor James Walter discusses the framework of ideas operative at a given time. Walter was interviewed by Garry Sturgess for his Australian National University […]