Australia in the 1970s - My Place
The 1970s was a decade of great debate and social change. Old ways were overturned as women, peace activists and First Nations peoples sought to be heard. Opposition to Australia’s involvement in the war in Vietnam spilled onto the streets. The largest street protest was the first moratorium march in 1970 around the nation.
1970 in Australia - Wikipedia
Australia defeats Germany 3–0 in the Federation Cup. Margaret Court becomes the second woman to win the Grand Slam of tennis. John Newcombe wins both the singles and doubles championships at Wimbledon.
Why the 1970s was the decade of living dangerously - Financial …
Sep 16, 2021 · Australians began telling their stories through film in the ’70s. Attitudes to women and First Australians changed. Shifts also happened in politics, business, the economy, energy, finance, health,...
How a secret plan 50 years ago changed Australia’s economy …
Jul 17, 2023 · At a time when governments are timid, keener to announce reviews than decisions, it’s refreshing to remember what happened 50 years ago today – on July 18 1973. Inflation had surged to 14% ...
Australia’s wasted decade: lessons from the 1970s - Financial …
Nov 17, 2021 · In the 1970s, a richly endowed country squandered its luck. The decade began with the 1960s mining boom optimism that had allowed Australia to get off the sheep’s back. But a “dream economy”...
The radical 1970s and the Royal Commission Australia forgot
May 26, 2020 · Looking back on the 1970s today, it is clear that the feminist and sexual revolutions reorganised our public and private lives, with far-reaching consequences. The fault lines in Australian politics have blurred and politics today is organised as much by gender and sexuality as it is by older ideas of left and right.
The 1970s and the Making of Modern Australia | Forum
Oct 7, 2020 · In Australian history, the 1970s is popularly remembered as the decade of Whitlam, stagflation and the Dismissal, a tumultuous period of economic and political upheaval. But the 1970s was also the era when the ‘personal became political’: when the women’s movement, and the gay and lesbian movement, remade the boundary between public and ...
The 70s Still Alive in Australia | Why the 70s
Aug 21, 2012 · TWO million Australians took a freaky trip back to the 70s last night with Howzat: Kerry Packer’s War. The drama about cricket’s turbulent, revolutionary years followed hot on the gaudy high heels of Puberty Blues, which sucked a million people along on a nostalgia trip. The ’70s are big right now.
The 1970s and the making of modern Australia - ABC listen
Oct 15, 2020 · In the 1970s gender, sexuality, domestic violence and reproductive freedom became the subject of political debates and a royal commission. Historian Michelle Arrow looks at how 1970’s activism remade Australia and its legacy for contemporary debates.
Breaking Out: Memories of Melbourne in the 1970's
The turbulence of 1970s Australia stretched far beyond the Whitlam era and the level of national government. Sixteen contributors remember their roles in a vibrant and creative decade in Melbourne. Anything seemed possible: alternative approaches sprang up for everything from education to radio broadcasting, theatre, legal services and suburban ...