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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... premier of New South Wales from 1965 to 1975 , and died in 1981 the richest man ever to hold that office , turned a blind eye to malpractice . In 1973-74 Askin was obliged to appoint a royal commission under Mr Justice Athol Moffitt to ...
... premier of New South Wales from 1965 to 1975 , and died in 1981 the richest man ever to hold that office , turned a blind eye to malpractice . In 1973-74 Askin was obliged to appoint a royal commission under Mr Justice Athol Moffitt to ...
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... premier and cabinet ministers . At the other extreme the South Australian government in January 1978 dis- missed Harold Salisbury as commissioner because he refused to allow the premier access to the police force's files , in which it ...
... premier and cabinet ministers . At the other extreme the South Australian government in January 1978 dis- missed Harold Salisbury as commissioner because he refused to allow the premier access to the police force's files , in which it ...
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... premier in his bucolic cronyism had been , at best , singularly blind to the widespread presence of corruption . Bjelke - Petersen promised to step down in August 1988 after twenty years as premier , then tried to sack several cabinet ...
... premier in his bucolic cronyism had been , at best , singularly blind to the widespread presence of corruption . Bjelke - Petersen promised to step down in August 1988 after twenty years as premier , then tried to sack several cabinet ...
Contents
The High Summer of Robert Menzies 19511965 | 87 |
The Faithful Ally | 165 |
And It WorksKind Of 19751988 | 245 |
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