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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A reputation for heavy-handed interference hindered the Curtin government in its
attempts to extend the scope of welfare legislation. There was little opposition in
1942 when the federal government introduced widows' pensions, thus bringing ...
A reputation for heavy-handed interference hindered the Curtin government in its
attempts to extend the scope of welfare legislation. There was little opposition in
1942 when the federal government introduced widows' pensions, thus bringing ...
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But part of that legislation came under legal challenge, and in August 1947 the
High Court threw out the section of the 1945 Act requiring local authorities to
transact their business exclusively with the Commonwealth Bank. Chifley at once
...
But part of that legislation came under legal challenge, and in August 1947 the
High Court threw out the section of the 1945 Act requiring local authorities to
transact their business exclusively with the Commonwealth Bank. Chifley at once
...
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Menzies brought forward legislation outlawing the Communist Party and seizing
its assets. The Labor Opposition at first used its majority in the Senate to hold up
this legislation — less from sympathy with communism than from libertarian ...
Menzies brought forward legislation outlawing the Communist Party and seizing
its assets. The Labor Opposition at first used its majority in the Senate to hold up
this legislation — less from sympathy with communism than from libertarian ...
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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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| Title | The Oxford History of Australia: 1942-1988, the middle way Volume 5 of The Oxford History of Australia, Geoffrey Bolton |
| Author | Geoffrey Bolton |
| Editor | Geoffrey Bolton |
| Contributor | Geoffrey Bolton |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1990 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 17 Apr 2008 |
| ISBN | 019554613X, 9780195546132 |
| Length | 352 pages |
| Subjects | › › Australia Australia History History / Australia & New Zealand History / General Science / Life Sciences / Botany |
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