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...radical, even revolutionary, core to the mission: a devolution of power. Today, Latham argues, Australians are divided not so much on economic lines as by their access to information and influence. Latham identifies with the pragmatists of the suburbs rather than the detached, latte-sipping cosmopolitans. In Lathamland, "what matters is what works," not dogma or ideology. Latham has said he wants to put power back in the hands of local communities, give little people a voice, take control away from the insiders - big business, media and bureaucracies - and make the system work for outsiders. "When people ask what Labor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Latham's Ladder | 9/29/2004 | See Source »

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