Don Dunstan

Author : Angela Woollacott
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2019-08-19
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781760871772

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Don Dunstan by Angela Woollacott Pdf

The first major biography of Don Dunstan, one of the few state premiers to stride the national stage and make a lasting mark on Australian life. Don Dunstan was one of the most significant political figures of twentieth-century Australia. As Premier of South Australia, he blazed a trail of reform. But his influence reached far beyond his home state. He was seen as the architect of a new kind of Australian society, and his decade in office marked a golden age. This is the first comprehensive biography of a larger than life figure. Angela Woollacott recounts how he battled Adelaide's conservative establishment to win office for Labor, and then pioneered Aboriginal land rights, abolished the death penalty, supported women's rights, relaxed censorship and drinking laws and decriminalised homosexuality. He worked against the White Australia Policy, and was an ardent supporter of the arts and food. Although he was much loved by the public, Dunstan's career was marked by controversy and vilification, with scandal surrounding his personal relationships. Dunstan's life story helps us to appreciate just what a watershed era the 1960s and 1970s were in Australia, and to see how one small state could, for a time, lead a nation. 'A fitting tribute' - Penny Wong 'Whitlam and Dunstan were the Washington and Jefferson of modern Australian Labor politics.' - Mike Rann 'Angela Woollacott's biography captures what was so special about him.' - Maggie Beer

Author : Donald Dunstan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Australia
ISBN : 072700901X

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Don Dunstan's Australia by Donald Dunstan Pdf

Author : Donald Dunstan,Richard Yeeles
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1978-01-01
Category : South Australia
ISBN : 0855720999

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Don Dunstan by Donald Dunstan,Richard Yeeles Pdf

Author : Don Dunstan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 0646365193

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Don Dunstan's Cookbook by Don Dunstan Pdf

Author : Don Dunstan
Publisher : South Melbourne : Macmillan
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015026996796

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Felicia, the Political Memoirs of Don Dunstan by Don Dunstan Pdf

Includes brief discussion of policy on law reform for Aborigines, land rights, Point Pearce and Pitjantjatjara.

Author : John Cornwall
Publisher : Wakefield Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Medical policy
ISBN : 1862542562

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Just for the Record by John Cornwall Pdf

This is the first account of the Bannon years, indispensable because it's told by a former senior minister without hope or desire of reinstatement. It's a successful reformer's diary of some of the Bannon government's finest achievements.

Author : Robert Foster,Paul Sendziuk
Publisher : Wakefield Press
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2012-09-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781743051757

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Turning Points by Robert Foster,Paul Sendziuk Pdf

South Australia has often been represented as different: convict free, more enlightened in its attitudes toward Aboriginal people, established on rational economic principles, progressive in its social/political development. Some of this is true, some not, but mostly the story is more complex. In this book, eminent historians explore these themes.

Author : Priscilla J. Dunstan
Publisher : Bantam
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2009-10-27
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780553907094

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Child Sense by Priscilla J. Dunstan Pdf

Your infant is crying and you don’t know why. Your toddler refuses every kind of food–except one. Your preschooler wages war with you each morning over what to wear. Every day, parents struggle unsuccessfully to understand why their children act the way they do. Now child development expert Priscilla J. Dunstan breaks down those barriers to understanding with this revolutionary and accessible guide that teaches a new way of parenting–custom-designed for each child’s personality. The product of eight years of groundbreaking research, this book will help you understand how your child interacts with the world. Dunstan begins from the premise that every child has his or her own dominant sensory “interface” with the world. Some children are highly sensitive to touch, others to sound or to sight. And some are unusually sensitive to all outside stimuli, especially taste and smell. This sensitivity affects how your child behaves, learns, and communicates from the very first days of life. Uncovering your child’s dominant sense–and knowing what your own dominant sense is–is essential for finding common ground and creating bonds of trust and intimacy with your child. Use this book to • take comprehensive “sense tests” to determine your child’s dominant sense–and your own • understand how sensory overload plays out from infancy to age five, at home and in school • learn why your child’s sensory personality shapes the way he or she instinctively reacts to new experiences and people • appreciate the richness of your child’s emotional life, and help your child thrive in the outside world For every parent who has ever looked at a child’s behavior and thought What is he trying to tell me?, Child Sense shows you how to find the answer.

Author : Donald Allan Dunstan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8013018768

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Don Dunstan's Australia by Donald Allan Dunstan Pdf

Author : James Jupp
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 1014 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2001-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521807890

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The Australian People by James Jupp Pdf

Australia is one of the most ethnically diverse societies in the world today. From its ancient indigenous origins to British colonisation followed by waves of European then international migration in the twentieth century, the island continent is home to people from all over the globe. Each new wave of settlers has had a profound impact on Australian society and culture. The Australian People documents the dramatic history of Australian settlement and describes the rich ethnic and cultural inheritance of the nation through the contributions of its people. It is one of the largest reference works of its kind, with approximately 250 expert contributors and almost one million words. Illustrated in colour and black and white, the book is both a comprehensive encyclopedia and a survey of the controversial debates about citizenship and multiculturalism now that Australia has attained the centenary of its federation.

Author : Dino Hodge
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Homosexuality
ISBN : 1743052960

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Don Dunstan by Dino Hodge Pdf

This book records the change in public discourse over issues of homosexuality - from morality to state security and then civil liberties. Don Dunstan worked as a member of parliament for more than twenty-five years, and then throughout the remainder of his life, to realise his vision of full equality for same-sex attracted citizens.

Author : Conn Iggulden
Publisher : Pegasus Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2019-10-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1643132342

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The Abbot's Tale by Conn Iggulden Pdf

In the year 937, the new king of England, a grandson of Alfred the Great, readies himself to go to war in the north. His dream of a united kingdom of all England will stand or fall on one field—on the passage of a single day. At his side is the priest Dunstan of Glastonbury, full of ambition and wit (perhaps enough to damn his soul). His talents will take him from the villages of Wessex to the royal court, to the hills of Rome—from exile to exaltation. Through Dunstan’s vision, by his guiding hand, England will either come together as one great country or fall back into anarchy and misrule . . . From one of our finest historical writers, The Abbott’s Tale is an intimate portrait of a priest and performer, a visionary, a traitor and confessor to kings—the man who can change the fate of England.

Author : Leigh Sales
Publisher : Melbourne Univ. Publishing
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Afghan War, 2001-
ISBN : 0522854001

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Detainee 002 by Leigh Sales Pdf

In a remote American military base at Guantanamo Bay, 385 enemy combatants sit waiting for their day in court. Among them is David Hicks, who was detained for five years until the March 2007 hearing where he pleaded guilty to the charge of providing material support for terrorism. Detainee 002 reveals in unprecedented detail how an Australian citizen wound up in the War on Terror. Based on more than five years of reporting and dozens of interviews with insiders, Leigh Sales explains the intricacies of Hicks's case, from his capture in Afghanistan, to life in Guantanamo Bay, to the behind-the-scene establishment and workings of the military commissions. Sales' impeccable research takes us from top-secret negotiations at the White House and Pentagon to the domestic fallout Hicks's incarceration has had on his family, to the campaign that Major Michael Mori, the marine who becomes his greatest advocate, waged on his behalf. David Hicks's case is emblematic of some of the greatest challenges facing the world today: the rise of Islamic extremism, terrorism and the accountability of governments towards their citizens. It is a chilling reminder that, in a war with ever-changing rules and no end in sight, there are no limits.

Author : Daniel Connell
Publisher : Federation Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1862876339

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Water Politics in the Murray-Darling Basin by Daniel Connell Pdf

In January 2007 the Australian Prime Minister, John Howard, announced a $10 billion plan to reform rural water management. Most of the effort will focus on the Murray-Darling Basin. In this book Daniel Connell explains why there is a crisis in the Murray Darling. He highlights the disastrous consequences of a century of fitful, reluctant "co-operation" between the six governments responsible for the region. Connell argues that a new institutional system is essential - but a Commonwealth takeover is not the best answer. Instead, the Commonwealth government should use its constitutional and financial power to force the States to adopt national policies - and stick to them, whatever the local politics. The States would continue to play a substantial role but the controls would be tighter, the framework more comprehensive. He also shows how the National Water Initiative, the great blueprint for water reform, has stalled with many of its most important recommendations ignored. So far the public debate about the future of the Murray Darling Basin has concentrated on new technical projects and increased water trading. Connell argues that unless institutional change is given priority, hundreds of millions of dollars of annual investment will be frittered away - and the crisis will continue.

Author : Don Dunstan,John Spoehr,Gough Whitlam
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2000-01
Category : Australia
ISBN : 1876725125

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Politics and Passion by Don Dunstan,John Spoehr,Gough Whitlam Pdf

Just weeks before he died on 6 February 1999, Don Dunstan completed the last of many articles written for the Adelaide Review. In these articles he wrote of the importance of democratic institutions, the absurdities of economic rationalism and the need to fight against social and economic injustices.