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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The pace of change quickened early in 1972 , when Andrew Peacock replaced
Barnes as minister . In April of that year new elections were held . Michael
Somare , at the head of a Pangu - dominated coalition , became chief minister of
Papua ...
The pace of change quickened early in 1972 , when Andrew Peacock replaced
Barnes as minister . In April of that year new elections were held . Michael
Somare , at the head of a Pangu - dominated coalition , became chief minister of
Papua ...
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Opinion polls early in 1968 showed that although a majority of those questioned
favoured the legalization of abortion in some circumstances , nearly two - thirds
wanted to continue the ban on male homosexuality . 35 Capital punishment ...
Opinion polls early in 1968 showed that although a majority of those questioned
favoured the legalization of abortion in some circumstances , nearly two - thirds
wanted to continue the ban on male homosexuality . 35 Capital punishment ...
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Geoffrey Curgenven Bolton. on a 1999 TES himself later put it , he was ' the.
Debutantes at Graduation Ball , University of Western Australia , early 1960s An
end to formality : university students in the early 1980s , Perth Feminist
demonstrators ...
Geoffrey Curgenven Bolton. on a 1999 TES himself later put it , he was ' the.
Debutantes at Graduation Ball , University of Western Australia , early 1960s An
end to formality : university students in the early 1980s , Perth Feminist
demonstrators ...
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Contents
The People at War | 3 |
Pragmatism Ascendant | 59 |
Getting and Spending | 89 |
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