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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In Queensland too it looked as if the critics could be contained by another right -
wing Labor regime ; but after twenty - five unbroken years in office the
Queensland Labor Party was little more than a playground for rival bullies
jockeying for ...
In Queensland too it looked as if the critics could be contained by another right -
wing Labor regime ; but after twenty - five unbroken years in office the
Queensland Labor Party was little more than a playground for rival bullies
jockeying for ...
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Jealously guarding the prerogatives of the states ' house , Queensland ,
Tasmania and Western Australia voted against this change at a referendum in
May 1977 , so that although the proposal gained a 62 per cent ' Yes ' vote
Australia - wide ...
Jealously guarding the prerogatives of the states ' house , Queensland ,
Tasmania and Western Australia voted against this change at a referendum in
May 1977 , so that although the proposal gained a 62 per cent ' Yes ' vote
Australia - wide ...
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Wily , well publicized , undeniably successful in his own state of Queensland , Sir
Joh Bjelke - Petersen ( he had been knighted in 1984 with a citation of
unparalleled sycophancy ) offered himself for election as prime minister .
Wily , well publicized , undeniably successful in his own state of Queensland , Sir
Joh Bjelke - Petersen ( he had been knighted in 1984 with a citation of
unparalleled sycophancy ) offered himself for election as prime minister .
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Contents
The Brink of SelfDiscovery 19421951 | 1 |
The High Summer of Robert Menzies 1951 1965 | 87 |
The Search for New Directions 19661975 | 163 |
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| Title | The Oxford History of Australia, Volume 5 The Oxford History of Australia, Geoffrey Bolton |
| Author | Geoffrey Curgenven Bolton |
| Editor | Geoffrey Curgenven Bolton |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1986 |
| ISBN | 019554613X, 9780195546132 |
| Length | 334 pages |
| Subjects | › History / Australia & New Zealand |
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