Comparing Labor in the United States and Australia

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15 June 2008America has no labour party. Why? Many have tried to explain: racism, the early achievement of manhood suffrage, and political structures such as federalism and the roles of the president and the courts have all been cited as the cause of this unusual characteristic of the American polity. None stands up, and comparison with Australia shows why.

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