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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... Liberal Party of Australia which in time would mount a successful challenge to the vision of a planned social democratic future as propounded by Curtin , Chifley and their colleagues in the federal Labor government . By reaching back to ...
... Liberal Party of Australia which in time would mount a successful challenge to the vision of a planned social democratic future as propounded by Curtin , Chifley and their colleagues in the federal Labor government . By reaching back to ...
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... Liberal or Country Party candidates , and this bonus was seen as a vital margin of strength for the coalition . It ... Liberals . The DLP was an acceptable half - way house for the socially mobile , and its political rhetoric reflected ...
... Liberal or Country Party candidates , and this bonus was seen as a vital margin of strength for the coalition . It ... Liberals . The DLP was an acceptable half - way house for the socially mobile , and its political rhetoric reflected ...
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... Liberal back - bencher , Edward St John , created a fuss . Gorton made a slovenly defence in parliament , and discrepancies emerged about the timing of his visit . St John was not supported and quit the Liberal Party , but the episode ...
... Liberal back - bencher , Edward St John , created a fuss . Gorton made a slovenly defence in parliament , and discrepancies emerged about the timing of his visit . St John was not supported and quit the Liberal Party , but the episode ...
Contents
The Brink of SelfDiscovery 19421951 | 1 |
Pragmatism Ascendant | 59 |
The High Summer of Robert Menzies 19511965 | 87 |
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