The traditionalists are restless, so why don't they have a party of their own in Australia?

Authors

Gregory C. Melleuish, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

108838

Publication Details

Melleuish, G. (2016). The traditionalists are restless, so why don't they have a party of their own in Australia?. The Conversation, 3 August 1-3.

Abstract

In 1985, B.A. Santamaria speculated about the possibility of a new political party in Australia that would be composed of the Nationals, the traditionalist section of the Liberal Party and the "moderate and anti-extremist section of the blue-collar working class".