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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... living adjustments . Non- farm weekly wages rose by an average of 20 per cent in 1950-51 and by nearly 25 per cent in 1951-52 . To this overstimulation of demand the abolition of petrol rationing in February 1950 made its modest ...
... living adjustments . Non- farm weekly wages rose by an average of 20 per cent in 1950-51 and by nearly 25 per cent in 1951-52 . To this overstimulation of demand the abolition of petrol rationing in February 1950 made its modest ...
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... to at least a quarter of Australia's adult population . By 1986 , 19 per cent of adult women were living in de facto relationships , and among both women and men in the 25-29 - year age group 256 THE OXFORD HISTORY OF AUSTRALIA.
... to at least a quarter of Australia's adult population . By 1986 , 19 per cent of adult women were living in de facto relationships , and among both women and men in the 25-29 - year age group 256 THE OXFORD HISTORY OF AUSTRALIA.
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... Living Standards in Australia 1890–1940 , Working Papers in Economic History , No. 6 , ANU , Canberra , 1982 ; E. F. Gillen , Social Indicators and Economic Welfare ' , Economic Papers , 46 ( June 1974 ) ; R. Broom & F. Lancaster Jones ...
... Living Standards in Australia 1890–1940 , Working Papers in Economic History , No. 6 , ANU , Canberra , 1982 ; E. F. Gillen , Social Indicators and Economic Welfare ' , Economic Papers , 46 ( June 1974 ) ; R. Broom & F. Lancaster Jones ...
Contents
The High Summer of Robert Menzies 19511965 | 87 |
The Faithful Ally | 165 |
And It WorksKind Of 19751988 | 245 |
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