The History of Australia: The Twentieth CenturyHow governments and social policy from 1900 to 1975 led to the development of a national Australian consciousness. |
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... give more power to the Commonwealth Government , if it was ever to be an effective instrument of social reform . The one policy on which all parties were in agreement was that the national parliament must begin by passing laws to ...
... give more power to the Commonwealth Government , if it was ever to be an effective instrument of social reform . The one policy on which all parties were in agreement was that the national parliament must begin by passing laws to ...
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... give much more per head of population than any other country involved , beginning with £ 31,250,000 for the first six years . Another £ 3,500,000 was to be spent initially on scholarships to give Asian students professional and ...
... give much more per head of population than any other country involved , beginning with £ 31,250,000 for the first six years . Another £ 3,500,000 was to be spent initially on scholarships to give Asian students professional and ...
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... give the Commonwealth power to count and to legislate for Aboriginals . Another Bill provided for a referendum to abolish the ' nexus ' between the number of senators and of members of the House of Representatives , fixed by the ...
... give the Commonwealth power to count and to legislate for Aboriginals . Another Bill provided for a referendum to abolish the ' nexus ' between the number of senators and of members of the House of Representatives , fixed by the ...
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A NATION FOR A CONTINENT c 19001903 | 12 |
Legislation and White Australia | 29 |
New Protection and the Basic Wage | 46 |
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