Story of Our Country: Labor’s vision for Australia

Paul Keating once remarked, We at least in the Labor Party know that we are part of a big story, which is also the story of our country .
Story of Our Country unpacks that big story and Labor’s place in Australia’s narrative.
It explains why the ALP’s purpose and character make it unique among centre-left parties in America, Britain, and Europe. Central to Labor’s purpose is its promise to offer people a share in those things that make life worth living - the common good.
Labor’s vision of the good life is anchored in the everyday experience of working people. This gives Labor its distinctive strength - a paradoxical character that is at once progressive and conservative. Adrian Pabst argues that to gain and retain power, Labor needs to build coalitions between its traditional working-class base and middle-class voters.
Labor can achieve this by deploying its distinctive strength to tackle the most critical issues facing Australia: inequality, precarious jobs, the care crisis, climate change, and emerging foreign powers.