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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... benefits and federal subsidies to state public hospitals the Chifley government in 1948 brought in a national health service scheme which provided government payment of one - half of a patient's medical expenses . For the sake of admini ...
... benefits and federal subsidies to state public hospitals the Chifley government in 1948 brought in a national health service scheme which provided government payment of one - half of a patient's medical expenses . For the sake of admini ...
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... benefits scheme under which the government paid supplementary hospital and medical benefits to claimants subscribing to one of the registered contributory funds set up by friendly societies and similar groups . A number of expensive ...
... benefits scheme under which the government paid supplementary hospital and medical benefits to claimants subscribing to one of the registered contributory funds set up by friendly societies and similar groups . A number of expensive ...
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... benefits should not be paid for abortions unless a physician certified that the mother's life was endangered . The debate took place in March 1979.24 As it was in effect a judgement on the ethics of abortion , party leaders agreed that ...
... benefits should not be paid for abortions unless a physician certified that the mother's life was endangered . The debate took place in March 1979.24 As it was in effect a judgement on the ethics of abortion , party leaders agreed that ...
Contents
The Brink of SelfDiscovery 19421951 | 1 |
The High Summer of Robert Menzies 19511965 | 87 |
The Search for New Directions 19661975 | 163 |
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