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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... trading partners among its near neighbours . The quest for new export markets dominated Australian trade policy during the 1950s and 1960s when John McEwen as minister was backed by two very able public servants , Sir John Crawford and ...
... trading partners among its near neighbours . The quest for new export markets dominated Australian trade policy during the 1950s and 1960s when John McEwen as minister was backed by two very able public servants , Sir John Crawford and ...
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... Trade unions saw the tariff as creating jobs , and were at one with employers in defending it.16 In February 1960 the Menzies government ended import licen- sing as a check to inflation , only to find Australian trade under new ...
... Trade unions saw the tariff as creating jobs , and were at one with employers in defending it.16 In February 1960 the Menzies government ended import licen- sing as a check to inflation , only to find Australian trade under new ...
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... trade unions pressed their own demands without com- punction . By abandoning margins awards in 1967 the Arbitration Court lost a set of procedures which at least set guidelines for inflation . More and longer industrial disputes ...
... trade unions pressed their own demands without com- punction . By abandoning margins awards in 1967 the Arbitration Court lost a set of procedures which at least set guidelines for inflation . More and longer industrial disputes ...
Contents
The High Summer of Robert Menzies 19511965 | 87 |
The Faithful Ally | 165 |
And It WorksKind Of 19751988 | 245 |
Copyright | |
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