Glory Daze (book)

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Glory Daze: How a World-beating Nation Got So Down on Itself
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Author Jim Chalmers
LanguageEnglish
Genre Non-fiction
Publisher Melbourne University Publishing
Publication date
1 July 2013
Publication placeAustralia
Pages224
ISBN 9780522864144

Glory Daze: How a World-beating Nation Got So Down on Itself is a non-fiction book by the Australian Labor Party MP, Jim Chalmers. It was published on 1 July 2013 by Melbourne University Publishing . [1]

Contents

Content

Much of the book focuses on Chalmers's experience as chief of staff to Treasuer Wayne Swan. [2] In the book, Chalmers blames the newspaper media in Australia for rewarding "hyper-partisans". [3] Chalmers argues that he believes in "fair go" and that it is an important value of the ALP. [4] Chalmers refers to inflation as an important "guardrail" on spending. [5]

Reception

Reviews of the book by critics were mostly positive.

The Sydney Morning Herald described the book as a "relentless account of how Labor ripped itself apart". [1] A review in the Australian Journal of Politics and History describes the book as making an "important point". [4]

References

  1. 1 2 Galligan, Brian (3 August 2013). "Cleaning up after the party". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 15 September 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  2. ↑ Patrick, Aaron (13 July 2022). "Chalmers used to complain about people like him". Australian Financial Review. Archived from the original on 31 July 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  3. ↑ Atkins, Dennis (7 March 2023). "Labor needs to sell its story on super before the newspapers do". Crikey. Archived from the original on 24 April 2025. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  4. 1 2 Wear, Rae (1 June 2014). "The Australian Labor Party: Problems and Prospects" . Australian Journal of Politics & History. 60 (2): 257–264. doi:10.1111/ajph.12058. ISSN   0004-9522.
  5. ↑ Murphy, Katharine (25 October 2022). "This is a federal budget of no surprises – designed to be sober, to build trust in the hope of better things to come". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 28 October 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
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