The future of Australian liberalism: liberal values are under attack across the world from a reactionary social conservatism seeking to impose a uniform social and political order. Only by rediscovering the values of pluralism can liberalism prosper in the twenty-first century.

Arena Magazine | April 1, 2002| | Copyright

On the North Shore of Sydney, and in the inner-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, there is a new breed of voter -- the `reluctant liberal'. Typically university educated, in a professional occupation, or at least having been at some time, this individual has voted for the Liberal Party for most of his or her voting life. Their essential values are shaped by a belief in Australia being a progressive country and in a view that the world can be a more equal place through the application of free and fair trade. They typically acknowledge the role of government in ensuring that there ...

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