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Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781740311311
Year: 2010
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Australia
Pages: 304
Description:
1975 in Australia was a year marked by political upheaval and
cultural revival, a time when it was exciting to be an Australian.
In this fascinating book, journalist Mark Juddery examines the year
that marked a complete turning point in Australian history;
politically, socially and most of all, on the international stage.
Comprising of interviews with prominent Australians who remember
the year well, as well as issues of the time, 1975 explores: The
Whitlam Dismissal; the introduction of Medibank, PNG's independence
from Australia; the return of native land to Aborigines in the
Northern Territory; the first time unemployment soared passed 5%;
the first Australian political sex scandal to make headlines;
Malcolm Fraser's egging in Darwin soon after the Dismissal; Peter
Weir's Picnic at Hanging Rock being shown to an international
audience; release of Australia's highest selling album by
AC/DC, the launch of Radio 2JJ (which became Triple J); and the
year Australia admitted that the Vietnam War was a mistake!
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781740311311
Year: 2010
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Australia
Pages: 304
Description:
1975 in Australia was a year marked by political upheaval and
cultural revival, a time when it was exciting to be an Australian.
In this fascinating book, journalist Mark Juddery examines the year
that marked a complete turning point in Australian history;
politically, socially and most of all, on the international stage.
Comprising of interviews with prominent Australians who remember
the year well, as well as issues of the time, 1975 explores: The
Whitlam Dismissal; the introduction of Medibank, PNG's independence
from Australia; the return of native land to Aborigines in the
Northern Territory; the first time unemployment soared passed 5%;
the first Australian political sex scandal to make headlines;
Malcolm Fraser's egging in Darwin soon after the Dismissal; Peter
Weir's Picnic at Hanging Rock being shown to an international
audience; release of Australia's highest selling album by
AC/DC, the launch of Radio 2JJ (which became Triple J); and the
year Australia admitted that the Vietnam War was a mistake!