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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... cent and for the United States nearly 20 per cent , and unemployment was lower than at any period in Australian history , standing at 1.2 per cent in 1950 and at precisely the same figure in August 1965. In the years between , the ...
... cent and for the United States nearly 20 per cent , and unemployment was lower than at any period in Australian history , standing at 1.2 per cent in 1950 and at precisely the same figure in August 1965. In the years between , the ...
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Geoffrey Bolton. Western Australia's population had risen by 8 per cent since 1976 and would shortly overtake that of South Australia . Queensland's figure rose by nearly 10 per cent ; the Northern Territory's by over 25 per cent ...
Geoffrey Bolton. Western Australia's population had risen by 8 per cent since 1976 and would shortly overtake that of South Australia . Queensland's figure rose by nearly 10 per cent ; the Northern Territory's by over 25 per cent ...
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... cent , a figure which compared favourably with the leading OECD nations and more than favourably with the average of under 2 per cent for the last six years of the Fraser regime . The rate of inflation , which during the last four ...
... cent , a figure which compared favourably with the leading OECD nations and more than favourably with the average of under 2 per cent for the last six years of the Fraser regime . The rate of inflation , which during the last four ...
Contents
The High Summer of Robert Menzies 19511965 | 87 |
The Faithful Ally | 165 |
And It WorksKind Of 19751988 | 245 |
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