The Oxford History of Australia, Volume 5The postwar period has seen radical changes in Australia. Increased dependence on the United States, an influx of European and Asian immigrants, and a series of economic booms and recessions have confronted Australians with the challenge of surviving as an offshoot of European civilization in a largely Asian region and securing a prosperous future with declining support from European markets and investment. This final volume in the Oxford History of Australia details this volatile period, showing that while some Australians have resisted the pressures for change, most have adapted resourcefully and intelligently to the task of creating a new nation able to survive into the 21st century. |
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that Aborigines should be included in the national census and empowering the
Commonwealth parliament to legislate on ... 12 Emboldened , Holt in November
1967 set up a Council for Aboriginal Affairs chaired by H . C . Coombs , whose ...
that Aborigines should be included in the national census and empowering the
Commonwealth parliament to legislate on ... 12 Emboldened , Holt in November
1967 set up a Council for Aboriginal Affairs chaired by H . C . Coombs , whose ...
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In challenging entrenched business and professional interests , in issues of
human relationships , and in developmental projects the Whitlam government
had lost little of its creative energy . It was harder to devise a satisfactory new
Aboriginal ...
In challenging entrenched business and professional interests , in issues of
human relationships , and in developmental projects the Whitlam government
had lost little of its creative energy . It was harder to devise a satisfactory new
Aboriginal ...
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Geoffrey Curgenven Bolton. by exercising the powers conferred on it through
international treaties . To the disappointment of Aboriginal activists nothing was
done to override the refusal of several states to enact land rights legislation .
Geoffrey Curgenven Bolton. by exercising the powers conferred on it through
international treaties . To the disappointment of Aboriginal activists nothing was
done to override the refusal of several states to enact land rights legislation .
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Contents
The People at War | 3 |
Pragmatism Ascendant | 59 |
Getting and Spending | 89 |
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