foreign policy 300, 302
geography 52, 290, 292
labour market regulation 119, 134, 135,
138, 139
parallel development 290, 291 n3, 300, 304
political parties 298, 299
religion 297 n20
Scots immigrants 296
taxation 2, 3
‘Think Big’ 301
welfare system 190, 205, 305, 306
see alsodemogrant
newspapers 53, 68, 155, 162, 181, 282,
287, 303
The Age162 n29, 181, 297
The Australian200, 202, 218 n12
The Australian Financial Review53, 189
The Times 24
Northern Territory 30, 31, 55, 161
Norway 53 n39, 155, 190, 230
Oakeshott, M. 83
oil 22, 53 n39, 125, 301
Olympic Games 222
O’Shea, Clarrie 123
Packer, Kerry 213
Paley, William 67
Palmer, N. 37 n9, 85, 97
Palmer, V. 85
Parkes, Henry 63, 66–7, 70, 72
parliament and parliamentarism 23, 24, 26, 69,
73, 146, 162, 282, 286, 298 n23, 300
seeHouse of Commons of Great Britain
seeHouse of Commons of Canada
seeLegislative Council
parties 3, 4, 8, 11, 51, 97, 150, 151, 152, 155,
162, 206, 222, 237, 279
seeCommonwealth Liberal Party
seeCountry Party
seeLabor Party
seeLiberal Party
seeNational Party of Australia
seeNationalist Party
paternalism 189, 199, 206
patronage system 175, 179– 80
Pearson, Charles 42, 162 n29
Peavey, Frank H., 254, 255
penalty rates 121, 122, 124, 129, 132, 137,
138, 139
pensions
seeage pensions, National Insurance Act
Penton, Brian 51 n34, 100
Phar Lap 304
Phillip, Arthur 20, 54
Pius IX 72
Polynesia 291, 292, 303
population
Aboriginal 20
composition and origin 28, 32,
35 n2
distribution 11
post-1788 21
post-1970 32
sex structure 30
small size 17, 52, 53, 188
private action
hospitals 8
saving 200
stadia 219, 222 n17
trams 174
unionisation 194
utilities 174
privately managed superannuation
funds 188–90, 202
Privy Council 272, 273
Progressivism 6 n12, 149, 153, 154
protection and protectionism 27–8, 246
Protestantism 64, 66, 70– 7
Prussia 47, 166 n1
public opinion 4, 13, 83, 129, 162, 168, 183
n25, 234, 287
potential tyranny of 88, 89, 91
public service 2, 11, 46, 48, 98, 158, 175, 177,
180, 181, 190, 192, 195, 266, 273–5, 283– 6
see alsobureaucracy
Quaife, Barzillai 68
Quebec 41, 271, 277
Queensland 3 n7, 12 n19, 24, 26, 27, 29, 32,
36 n5, 108, 146, 151, 152, 157 n22,
160 n25, 162 n27, 176, 177, 220 n13,
236, 253, 271, 277
radio, impact on sport 213, 223– 4
railways
in Australia 25– 6
branch lines 172, 182, 183, 253, 261
Commissions 176, 180
employment and politics 176, 184
finances 175– 6
private 9, 25, 169, 172, 173 n11, 174, 176,
178, 180, 183, 251, 253, 254, 256, 257
rate of return 166, 180, 183
wheat industry 261
workshops 171–2, 178
rational custom 55, 56
Reeves, Pember 97 n9, 295
Reform Party 298, 307
refrigeration 291, 292
regulation 3, 7, 27, 29, 88, 196
of railways 166, 172–4, 182– 4
see alsolabour market regulation, safety
legislation and rhetoric, self-regulationIndex