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Bob McMullan
Bob McMullan was National Secretary of the ALP from 1981 to 1988 and a Senator, MHR, Parliamentary Secretary and Cabinet Minister during the period 1988 to 2010.
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SEAN INNIS and BOB MCMULLAN. Restarting Australian democracy Part Two
The performance of National Cabinet has been the administrative success story of the pandemic. Cooperative and decisive action at the top of our federation has been crucial to successful management of the virus. It is clear that National Cabinet should continue until current restrictions have been removed. But what then?… Continue reading »
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SEAN INNIS and BOB MCMULLAN. Restarting Australian democracy Part One
For many Australians, the relative decisiveness and efficiency of government decision-making over the past few months has been a welcome change…. Continue reading »
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BOB MCMULLAN. Lessons for Labour from Labor
The crushing defeat of the British Labour Party was much worse than that suffered by the Australian Labour Party earlier in the year. However, there were some disturbing similarities and some common lessons to be learnt. The ALP is fortunate to have had the Emerson/Weatherill Review. The British Labour Party needs to do something similar…. Continue reading »
