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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Page 99
... standards of workmanship . In 1964 , seeking to appease local manufacturers of spare parts and components , the Menzies government decreed that Australian - built motor vehicles could contain no more than per cent imported parts , and ...
... standards of workmanship . In 1964 , seeking to appease local manufacturers of spare parts and components , the Menzies government decreed that Australian - built motor vehicles could contain no more than per cent imported parts , and ...
Page 103
... standards . The trade unions , which in those years included about 57 per cent of all wage and salary earners , were behaving less militantly than they had in the 1940s . After 1951 , and especially after 1955 , strikes were shorter and ...
... standards . The trade unions , which in those years included about 57 per cent of all wage and salary earners , were behaving less militantly than they had in the 1940s . After 1951 , and especially after 1955 , strikes were shorter and ...
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... standards and demand from Colombo Plan and other overseas students fostered this trend ; so did the beneficial effect of graduate status on salary levels . The maintenance of university standards was encouraged by the formation of ...
... standards and demand from Colombo Plan and other overseas students fostered this trend ; so did the beneficial effect of graduate status on salary levels . The maintenance of university standards was encouraged by the formation of ...
Contents
The High Summer of Robert Menzies 19511965 | 87 |
The Faithful Ally | 165 |
And It WorksKind Of 19751988 | 245 |
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