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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Geoffrey Bolton. Fraser to expect that he would soon be called on to form a caretaker government.52 Shortly before lunchtime he went to Government House and waited in a reception room while Whitlam arrived to recommend a half - Senate ...
Geoffrey Bolton. Fraser to expect that he would soon be called on to form a caretaker government.52 Shortly before lunchtime he went to Government House and waited in a reception room while Whitlam arrived to recommend a half - Senate ...
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... Fraser had inherited from the Whitlam government a batch of legislation based on the Hope Inquiry , and this was passed with the support of all parties . Valued portions of the built and natural environ- ment , such as nature reserves ...
... Fraser had inherited from the Whitlam government a batch of legislation based on the Hope Inquiry , and this was passed with the support of all parties . Valued portions of the built and natural environ- ment , such as nature reserves ...
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... Fraser government continued to devote about the same proportion of government spending to social welfare as Whitlam had done , unemployment benefits continued to demand a larger allocation and this meant that most other forms of welfare ...
... Fraser government continued to devote about the same proportion of government spending to social welfare as Whitlam had done , unemployment benefits continued to demand a larger allocation and this meant that most other forms of welfare ...
Contents
The Brink of SelfDiscovery 19421951 | 1 |
Pragmatism Ascendant | 59 |
Getting and Spending | 89 |
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