The former senior minister seems nostalgic for a time when the ALP could rely on a large base of blue-collar workers and their families.
The former senior minister seems nostalgic for a time when the ALP could rely on a large base of blue-collar workers and their familiesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe moniker “true believer” could almost have been invented for Kim Carr. Indeed, he began his almost 30-year Senate career at the very election, 1993, that Paul Keating claimed had been a “victory for the true believers”.His career was devoted to the proposition that if Australia embraced new technologies and developed the right skill base, it could still make things – an idea that seems to be fashionable in federal Labor government circles again.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
The former senior minister seems nostalgic for a time when the ALP could rely on a large base of blue-collar workers and their families.