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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There was opposition from the Labor Party , which favoured either an exclusively
national system or no television at all , as well as from some rural anti - Labor
politicians who considered it just another luxury for the urban middle class .
There was opposition from the Labor Party , which favoured either an exclusively
national system or no television at all , as well as from some rural anti - Labor
politicians who considered it just another luxury for the urban middle class .
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The Australian Film and Television School was established in 1973 , and support
was given to a lively and burgeoning Australian drama . Theatre companies such
as La Mama in Melbourne and the Nimrod in Sydney produced the work of ...
The Australian Film and Television School was established in 1973 , and support
was given to a lively and burgeoning Australian drama . Theatre companies such
as La Mama in Melbourne and the Nimrod in Sydney produced the work of ...
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During the 1960s and 1970s commercial television , joined by the ABC , found
big money for the rights to screen major sporting events , and this in turn led
successful players to demand greatly increased pay and transfer fees . Games
such as ...
During the 1960s and 1970s commercial television , joined by the ABC , found
big money for the rights to screen major sporting events , and this in turn led
successful players to demand greatly increased pay and transfer fees . Games
such as ...
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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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