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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... inflation , the government expected to fund its reforms from the growth in tax revenue without having to increase rates.3 Since this presupposed that business confidence would hold up , and that overseas inves- tors would not choose to ...
... inflation , the government expected to fund its reforms from the growth in tax revenue without having to increase rates.3 Since this presupposed that business confidence would hold up , and that overseas inves- tors would not choose to ...
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... inflation was running at 13 per cent . Price control was a matter for the state governments , which showed no sign of acting in the matter , and in August 1973 the federal government established a Prices Justification Tribunal before ...
... inflation was running at 13 per cent . Price control was a matter for the state governments , which showed no sign of acting in the matter , and in August 1973 the federal government established a Prices Justification Tribunal before ...
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... inflation in the United States in 1979 and 1980 , thus pushing up interest rates as well as causing inflation in Australia once more to rise past 10 per cent . At the end of 1981 the Fraser government received a report , three years in ...
... inflation in the United States in 1979 and 1980 , thus pushing up interest rates as well as causing inflation in Australia once more to rise past 10 per cent . At the end of 1981 the Fraser government received a report , three years in ...
Contents
The Brink of SelfDiscovery 19421951 | 1 |
The High Summer of Robert Menzies 19511965 | 87 |
The Search for New Directions | 163 |
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