Consent of the People: Human Dignity through Freedom and Equality (Australian Liberalism)

Consent of the People: Human Dignity through Freedom and Equality 1966–2022 explores how Australia’s founding Enlightenment ideals were shaped into a unique national liberalism, embodied in liberal democratic institutions, political parties, and shared values. Despite intense partisan loyalties, conservative and radical resistance, and a politics of unequal power and influence, inequality was addressed and personal freedom strengthened.