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The Eighties: The Decade that Transformed Australia (Paperback, Ed)
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The Eighties: The Decade that Transformed Australia (Paperback, Ed)
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It was the era of Hawke and Keating, Kylie and INXS, the America's
Cup and the Bicentenary. It was perhaps the most controversial
decade in Australian history, with high-flying entrepreneurs
booming and busting, torrid debates over land rights and
immigration, the advent of AIDS, a harsh recession and the rise of
the New Right. It was a time when Australians fought for social
change - on union picket lines, at rallies for women's rights and
against nuclear weapons, and as part of a new environmental
movement. And then there were the events that left many scratching
their heads- Joh for Canberra ...the Australia Card ...Cliff Young.
In The Eighties, Frank Bongiorno brings all this and more to life.
He sheds new light on 'both the ordinary and extraordinary things
that happened to Australia and Australians during this liveliest of
decades'. 'The definitive account of an inspired, infuriating
decade' - George Megalogenis 'A very impressive achievement' - The
Monthly 'Meaty and entertaining' - The Australian
General
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