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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... worker for the same money he was likely to pick a man . Employer groups sent up one hostile legal challenge after another against the operations of the government's Women's Employment Board , until by ... workers THE PEOPLE AT WAR 23.
... worker for the same money he was likely to pick a man . Employer groups sent up one hostile legal challenge after another against the operations of the government's Women's Employment Board , until by ... workers THE PEOPLE AT WAR 23.
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... workers . Acting on its recom- mendations , the Commonwealth government set up a Ministry of Works and Housing in July 1945 and in September negotiated an agreement providing federal funding for the state governments to build low - cost ...
... workers . Acting on its recom- mendations , the Commonwealth government set up a Ministry of Works and Housing in July 1945 and in September negotiated an agreement providing federal funding for the state governments to build low - cost ...
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... Workers were unenthusiastic about such changes because some lost their jobs and others found less scope for the exercise of their skills and judgement . With less to satisfy them in the workplace , Australian workers sought greater ...
... Workers were unenthusiastic about such changes because some lost their jobs and others found less scope for the exercise of their skills and judgement . With less to satisfy them in the workplace , Australian workers sought greater ...
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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