Australia: A New History of the Great Southern Land"Australia: A New History of the Great Southern Land is a major new account that places Australia's history fully within a global context, drawing on sources from the United States, Britain, South Africa, and Canada, as well as within Australia itself." "In a compelling narrative, acclaimed historian Frank Welsh traces the history of the land from scattered convict settlements to the formation of the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901 and on to today's thriving independent nation, exposing many national myths in the process. This book also explores the dark side of Australia's history: the long-continued "White Australia" policy, which bedeviled foreign policy for more than a century; the still-tortured official relationship with the Aboriginal peoples; the subordination of women; and the flaws in the constitution. Also examined is Australia's uneasy relationship with its Asian neighbors, and its isolation from Britain and the United States, its traditional allies."--BOOK JACKET. |
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Page 323
... Senate membership ; it appeared grossly undemocratic if it were to take eleven New South Wales votes to elect a Senator , but only one Tasmanian . This might not be too objectionable if the Senate was to be , like the British House of ...
... Senate membership ; it appeared grossly undemocratic if it were to take eleven New South Wales votes to elect a Senator , but only one Tasmanian . This might not be too objectionable if the Senate was to be , like the British House of ...
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... Senate , which at that time was elected collegiately rather than by popular vote ( that came about in 1913 ) ; but at the same time the example of the British House of Lords was before them . The Lords was very much a party house ...
... Senate , which at that time was elected collegiately rather than by popular vote ( that came about in 1913 ) ; but at the same time the example of the British House of Lords was before them . The Lords was very much a party house ...
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... Senate's powers were more annoying in that , unlike the House of Lords , the Australian Senate could claim a degree of democratic authority , being elected by direct popular vote ; but the degree was affected by the calendar ...
... Senate's powers were more annoying in that , unlike the House of Lords , the Australian Senate could claim a degree of democratic authority , being elected by direct popular vote ; but the degree was affected by the calendar ...
Contents
Introduction | xxxi |
Terra Australis Nondum Cognita | xl |
The Land and the People 13 | xl |
Copyright | |
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