Join us as authors of Australia Fair?, James Walter and Carolyn Holbrook, chat with Paul Strangio, author of The Alchemy of Leadership.

In Australia Fair? authors James Walter and Carolyn Holbrook explore the world of departmental officials and political advisers who wield significant influence in shaping our society and assess how policy advice has changed since the Second World War. How has the relationship between our elected representatives and bureaucrats evolved? Have they delivered what the people want? What has been learned, and what forgotten?

Focusing on three foundational policy domains – immigration, Indigenous affairs and housing – Australia Fair? reveals how social change, ideological differences and power dynamics have transformed Australia's political landscape and society.

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