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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Page 90
... increased ownership of consumer durables and housing was at the expense of increased leisure and was achieved by substantial increases in indebtedness ' , 3 and indisputably too many Australians , not all of them Aborigines , missed out ...
... increased ownership of consumer durables and housing was at the expense of increased leisure and was achieved by substantial increases in indebtedness ' , 3 and indisputably too many Australians , not all of them Aborigines , missed out ...
Page 104
... increased threefold and labour costs halved as a result of automation.29 Workers were unenthusiastic about such ... increases had fuelled the inflation of 1950-51 . Between 1953 and 1959 the real value of the federal basic wage fell by 5 ...
... increased threefold and labour costs halved as a result of automation.29 Workers were unenthusiastic about such ... increases had fuelled the inflation of 1950-51 . Between 1953 and 1959 the real value of the federal basic wage fell by 5 ...
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... increased , the Australian economy could stand it . In the long run lower tariffs would strengthen Australia's ... increases . The tribunal had no legal power to enforce its findings , but business firms showed an unexpected readiness to ...
... increased , the Australian economy could stand it . In the long run lower tariffs would strengthen Australia's ... increases . The tribunal had no legal power to enforce its findings , but business firms showed an unexpected readiness to ...
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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