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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... LEGISLATION AND WHITE AUSTRALIA The first Commonwealth Parliament was probably of a higher calibre than any that ... legislation with which Barton's Government concerned itself , the bills establishing the White Australia Policy . In the ...
... LEGISLATION AND WHITE AUSTRALIA The first Commonwealth Parliament was probably of a higher calibre than any that ... legislation with which Barton's Government concerned itself , the bills establishing the White Australia Policy . In the ...
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... legislation . Higgins examined workers and housewives on their views of living costs , as well as official statistics . On 8 November 1907 he refused McKay the desired exemption on the ground that wages paid by his firm were not fair ...
... legislation . Higgins examined workers and housewives on their views of living costs , as well as official statistics . On 8 November 1907 he refused McKay the desired exemption on the ground that wages paid by his firm were not fair ...
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... legislation on industrial relations and social welfare than Deakin's Governments had been willing to , though it cannot be said that , in the long run , strikes decreased as a result . LABOR INITIATIVES The Conciliation and Arbitration ...
... legislation on industrial relations and social welfare than Deakin's Governments had been willing to , though it cannot be said that , in the long run , strikes decreased as a result . LABOR INITIATIVES The Conciliation and Arbitration ...
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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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