Glory Daze: How a World-beating Nation Got So Down on Itself is a non-fiction book by the Australian Labor Party MP, Jim Chalmers. It was published on 1 July 2013 by Melbourne University Publishing"."
Content.
Much of the book focuses on Chalmers's experience as chief of staff to Treasuer Wayne Swan. In the book, Chalmers blames the newspaper media in Australia for rewarding "hyper-partisans". Chalmers argues that he believes in "fair go" and that it is an important value of the ALP. Chalmers refers to inflation as an important "guardrail" on spending.
Reception.
Reviews of the book by critics were mostly positive.
"The Sydney Morning Herald" described the book as a "relentless account of how Labor ripped itself apart". A review in the "Australian Journal of Politics and History" describes the book as making an "important point".