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Australia: A History [Audiobook] - nieriorefasow63 - 10-26-2025
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Australia: A History [Audiobook]
English | ASIN: B0FJC1X5PS | 2025 | 14 hours and 26 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 409 MB
A history by former Prime Minister Tony Abbott with a foreword by Geoffrey Blainey, now a major documentary on Sky News Australia How an ancient land became a great democracy. Australia is one of the world's great success stories: a land long hidden from outsiders, chosen as a convict dumping ground, where-since 1788-people from many backgrounds have built one of the freest, fairest and most prosperous countries on earth. By the standards of a harsher time, the early governors tried to respect the original inhabitants and to encourage the convict outcasts of the British Isles to make a new start to a better life. This Indigenous heritage, British foundation and immigrant character have shaped the land of the 'fair go' especially for those willing to 'have a go'. It's not perfect, even now, yet mostly we have a history to be proud of.
Within a century of settlement, Australia had not only the world's highest standard of living but had become a global pioneer for democratic freedoms such as the secret ballot, the payment of MPs and voting rights for women. A country largely created by settlement and negotiation has evolved from 'White Australia' at the time of federation into one of the world's most colour-blind societies and has managed the transition from an old 'Anglo' identity to a civic patriotism based on an overriding commitment to Australia and its values. This book is intended to give anyone interested-as every Australian should be-an account of our past that's positive, while not oblivious to our mistakes and imperfections as a nation. If to be an Australian is still to have won the lottery of life, the history that's produced us is surely something to savour.
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