State of the Nation: Essays for Robert Manne

This nation has a lot of unfinished business. Will we become a republic any time soon? How can we honour our Indigenous peoples and tackle the intractable disadvantage they face? What does our treatment of asylum seekers reveal about us? Will we have a proper debate the next time we go to war?

In early 2013 La Trobe University held a conference in honour of Professor Robert Manne, at which papers were presented by thinkers Manne has worked or argued with, and whom he most admires. State of the Nation compiles these original essays. They include innovative explorations of multiculturalism, social democracy, the future for Labor and the challenge of climate change. This is a book that shows how Australia is faring, good and bad, as it enters a new era of politics.

GWENDA TAVAN is a senior lecturer in politics at La Trobe University. Her books include the award-winning The Long, Slow Death of White Australia.

Authors featured:
Mark Aarons
Stefan Auer
Nicholas Barry
Peter Beilharz
David Corlett
Jean Curthoys
Patrick Dodson
Chris Feik
Raimond Gaita
Rhonda Galbally
Clive Hamilton
John Hirst
Ramona Koval
Martin Krygier
Carmen Lawrence
Geoffrey Brahm Levey
William Maley
Anne Manne
Russell Marks
Mark McKenna
David McKnight
Aurelien Mondon
A. Dirk Moses
David Ritter
Morry Schwartz
Sanjay Seth
Tim Soutphommasane
Hugh White