2010
First Published
3.54
Average Rating
224
Number of Pages
Written by former minister and Labor historian Rodney Cavalier, Power Crisis is an explosive account of the self-destruction of the New South Wales Labor government, which has seen a turnover of four premiers in five years, and is heading for rejection and even humiliation by voters at the next state election. While the catalyst was the thwarted attempt to privatise electricity, Cavalier reveals that the real issue is the takeover of Labor by a professional political class without connection to the broader community or the party's traditions. Featuring interviews with ex-premiers Iemma and Rees, Power Crisis contrasts the current turmoil and self-indulgence with the stability within New South Wales Labor over generations before, and asks, 'What went wrong?'
Avg Rating
3.54
Number of Ratings
24
5 STARS
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Author
Rodney Cavalier
Author · 2 books
Rodney Mark Cavalier is a former Australian politician and a Labor historian. A member of the Labor Party since 1968, he was elected to the Parliament of New South Wales in 1978 as the Member for Fuller. He served briefly as the state's energy and finance minister in 1984 before becoming education minister that same year, a post he held until 1988.
