The High Road; What Australia Can Learn From New Zealand; Quarterly Essay 80

Discover the profound insights in 'The High Road: What Australia Can Learn From New Zealand,' a captivating Quarterly Essay 80 by Laura Tingle. This thought-provoking essay delves into the intricate relationship between Australia and New Zealand, exploring the missed opportunities for understanding and collaboration between these neighboring nations. As both countries navigate the post-COVID landscape, Tingle's analysis of leadership, governance, and cultural identity becomes increasingly relevant.

Published by Black Inc. in 2020, this 128-page trade paperback presents a compelling narrative about the transformations both countries have undergone over the last fifty years. Tingle highlights New Zealand's progressive responses to challenges like privatisation and its approach to colonial history, suggesting valuable lessons for Australia.

Dive into the rich content of this essay that not only examines historical contexts but also invites readers to contemplate how shared experiences can foster greater unity. The engaging style makes it an insightful read for anyone interested in Australian and New Zealand relations, politics, or cultural studies. 'The High Road' sparks essential conversations about how both nations can shape their futures by learning from each other.

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Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781760642228
Format: Trade paperback (UK)
Year: 2020
Publisher: Black Inc
Pages: 128


Description:
Australia and New Zealand are often considered close cousins. But why, despite being so close, do we know so little about each other? And now, in the wake of COVID-19, is it time to change that?

In this wise and illuminating essay, Laura Tingle looks at leadership, character and two nations in transition. In the past half-century, both countries have remade themselves amid shifting economic fortunes. New Zealand has been held up as a model for everything from privatisation to the conduct of politics to the response to COVID. Tingle considers how both countries have been governed, and the different way each has dealt with its colonial legacy. What could Australia learn from New Zealand? And New Zealand from Australia?

This is a perceptive, often amusing introduction to two countries alike in some ways, but quite different in others.

"Jacinda Ardern is not the first reason we have had to look across the Tasman and wonder whether there is another way of doing things . . . New Zealand - perhaps the only place in the world that has suffered isolation and the tyranny of distance more than Australia - has repeatedly jumped out of its comfort zone and changed direction harder, faster and for longer than Australia has done in the past half-century."
Laura Tingle, The High Road

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