Because his political spectrum has been influenced by a wide range of political, economic, philosophical, and academic figures.
In conclusion, Robert Manne is, in the mind of this writer, a leading public intellectual. Not because he is a member of various renowned institutions, or achieved academic success, but because he makes people in Australia see their country’s past from a different view. He has very deep understanding and above all, he has been proved to be successful in explaining a clear picture of Australian politics in regard to asylum seekers, climate change and the various political leaders who have impacts on Australian politics. He seems to make very effective argument in regards to Australian political history which can impart sufficient knowledge to an ordinary man regarding politics. He suggests, Many of the problems of the left come from the 70 years it lost in supporting the failed totalitarian ideals of communism. You need to been devastating.
He seems to be the person who could restore faith in left wing politics (Latham 2012). He has contributed very much to Australian media such as newspapers, magazines and electronic media which includes radio and television