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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... overseas - born , the majority of them in the United Kingdom . Most Australians , especially women , had never been overseas at all . For many men Gallipoli , Egypt and the Western Front was all they had see or would want to seen of ...
... overseas - born , the majority of them in the United Kingdom . Most Australians , especially women , had never been overseas at all . For many men Gallipoli , Egypt and the Western Front was all they had see or would want to seen of ...
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... overseas investment it was tempting for the states to believe that they could make better bargains for themselves without the restraints of Canberra . This attitude was nowhere more strongly held than in Queensland , where from 1968 it ...
... overseas investment it was tempting for the states to believe that they could make better bargains for themselves without the restraints of Canberra . This attitude was nowhere more strongly held than in Queensland , where from 1968 it ...
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... overseas- based company . In 1978 the minister for minerals and energy , Doug Anthony , upset the mining companies further by imposing guidelines for negotiating contracts with overseas buyers . The aim was to present a united front in ...
... overseas- based company . In 1978 the minister for minerals and energy , Doug Anthony , upset the mining companies further by imposing guidelines for negotiating contracts with overseas buyers . The aim was to present a united front in ...
Contents
The Brink of SelfDiscovery 19421951 | 1 |
Pragmatism Ascendant | 59 |
Getting and Spending | 89 |
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