Ross McMullin’s centenary history of the ALP, The Light on the Hill (1991), was widely acclaimed. The research is prodigious, and the party’s story is told through the people in it. The history — now revised and updated in a new edition — is vivid, captivating and powerful. “It captures like no other book the...
Award-winning historian and storyteller Ross McMullin’s revised and updated ALP history The Light on the Hill covers the crucial and eventful 135 years of the Labor Party including the remarkable 2025 federal election. His definitive centenary ALP history was first published to great acclaim 35 years ago. Now updated with coverage of the 1991–2025 period...
Join award-winning historian Ross McMullin and author of 'The Light on the Hill: An Updated History of the Australian Labor Party' for a captivating journey through 135 years of Australian Labor Party history.