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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Page 180
... seemed to me that the posture of Australia in seeking overseas capital has been the posture of the puppy lying on its back with all legs in the air and its stomach exposed saying ' Please , please give us capital . Oh , tickle my tummy ...
... seemed to me that the posture of Australia in seeking overseas capital has been the posture of the puppy lying on its back with all legs in the air and its stomach exposed saying ' Please , please give us capital . Oh , tickle my tummy ...
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... seemed ready in 1972. Running the most professional campaign so far mounted by the ALP , Whitlam and his colleagues courted the voters with the slogan ' It's time ! ' . If Labor could not win this election , muttered the old hands ...
... seemed ready in 1972. Running the most professional campaign so far mounted by the ALP , Whitlam and his colleagues courted the voters with the slogan ' It's time ! ' . If Labor could not win this election , muttered the old hands ...
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... seemed in danger of eroding during the 1980s . As the gap grew between poorer Australians and the very rich no major political party seemed able or willing to curb the process . This was in part a reaction to the uncertainties in the ...
... seemed in danger of eroding during the 1980s . As the gap grew between poorer Australians and the very rich no major political party seemed able or willing to curb the process . This was in part a reaction to the uncertainties in the ...
Contents
The Brink of SelfDiscovery 19421951 | 1 |
Pragmatism Ascendant | 59 |
Getting and Spending | 89 |
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