The Oxford History of Australia: 1942-1988, the middle wayThe 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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Page 177
But it was not long before mutters of perturbation were heard on the Liberal side
as well. Gorton's worst publicity came from sexist tittle-tattle about trivial breaches
of decorum. The most damaging incident resulted from Gorton's conduct on a ...
But it was not long before mutters of perturbation were heard on the Liberal side
as well. Gorton's worst publicity came from sexist tittle-tattle about trivial breaches
of decorum. The most damaging incident resulted from Gorton's conduct on a ...
Page 188
The communist threat which had served the Liberal— Country Party so well was
unaccountably failing them. While helplessly accompanying the Americans in the
phased withdrawal from Vietnam, the McMahon government deliberately ...
The communist threat which had served the Liberal— Country Party so well was
unaccountably failing them. While helplessly accompanying the Americans in the
phased withdrawal from Vietnam, the McMahon government deliberately ...
Page 207
Even then the legislation originated not with Dunstan, who had been
discouraged by the unreadiness of some of his Labor colleagues, but with a
Liberal real-estate developer in the Legislative Council.34 It was again a Liberal,
John Gorton, ...
Even then the legislation originated not with Dunstan, who had been
discouraged by the unreadiness of some of his Labor colleagues, but with a
Liberal real-estate developer in the Legislative Council.34 It was again a Liberal,
John Gorton, ...
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Contents
The Brink of SelfDiscovery 1942 1951 | 1 |
The High Summer of Robert Menzies 19511965 | 87 |
The Search for New Directions 19661975 | 163 |
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