Australian Journal of Politics and History最新文献

The Fraser Paradox: Reconciling Expansive Multicultural Programs with Neoliberal Health Policies 弗雷泽悖论：与新自由主义医疗政策协调多元文化项目

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Australian Journal of Politics and History Pub Date : 2026-09-17 Epub Date: 2026-01-22 DOI: 10.1111/ajph.70040

Rachel Stevens, Mary Tomsic, Jen Rose

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The Good Sea: The Journey of the Tasi Diak and the Politics of Refugee Protection in Australia By Vannessa Hearman, Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2026. vii + 240 pp. ISBN: 978-0-52-288167-7 《好海：塔西迪亚克的旅程和澳大利亚难民保护的政治》，凡妮莎·赫曼著，墨尔本：墨尔本大学出版社，2026年。vii + 240页。ISBN: 978-0-52-288167-7

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Australian Journal of Politics and History Pub Date : 2026-09-17 Epub Date: 2026-06-17 DOI: 10.1111/ajph.70081

John Minns

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Monetary Targeting, Wages and Inflation in 1970s Australia: Always and Everywhere a Distributional Phenomenon? 20世纪70年代澳大利亚的货币目标制、工资和通胀：无论何时何地都是一种分配现象？

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Australian Journal of Politics and History Pub Date : 2026-09-17 Epub Date: 2026-07-02 DOI: 10.1111/ajph.70084

Michael Beggs

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‘The White Hordes From the West’: Race and Refuge in Australian Media Commentary About White Rhodesians During Zimbabwe's Decolonisation “来自西方的白人部落”：津巴布韦非殖民化期间澳大利亚媒体对罗得西亚白人的种族和避难评论

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Australian Journal of Politics and History Pub Date : 2026-09-17 Epub Date: 2026-05-11 DOI: 10.1111/ajph.70072

George Bishi, Ana Stevenson

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Challenging Anzac: Stories That Don't Fit the Legend By Mia Martin Hobbs, Carolyn Holbrook and Joan Beaumont, Sydney: NewSouth, 2026. ix + 342 pp. $A39.99 (paperback). ISBN: 978-1-76-117070-6 《挑战澳新军团：不符合传说的故事》，作者：米娅·马丁·霍布斯、卡罗琳·霍尔布鲁克和琼·博蒙特，悉尼：NewSouth出版社，2026年。ix + 342页，$A39.99（平装本）。ISBN: 978-1-76-117070-6

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Australian Journal of Politics and History Pub Date : 2026-09-17 Epub Date: 2026-06-12 DOI: 10.1111/ajph.70080

David Stephens

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Rights or Resources? The Australian Mining Industry Council's Campaign against Aboriginal Land Rights and the (Dis)Illusion of Equality, 1975–1983 权利还是资源？澳大利亚矿业委员会反对土著土地权的运动和（不）平等的幻想，1975-1983

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Australian Journal of Politics and History Pub Date : 2026-09-17 Epub Date: 2025-11-11 DOI: 10.1111/ajph.70032

Jessica Urwin

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Malcolm Fraser and Jimmy Carter: Trilateralism and Personal Diplomacy 马尔科姆·弗雷泽和吉米·卡特：三边主义和个人外交

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Australian Journal of Politics and History Pub Date : 2026-09-17 Epub Date: 2026-07-15 DOI: 10.1111/ajph.70083

Athanasios Antonopoulos

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Writing about a Prime Minister: Reflections on How Malcolm Fraser PM Happened 写一位首相：反思马尔科姆·弗雷泽的首相生涯

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Australian Journal of Politics and History Pub Date : 2026-09-17 Epub Date: 2026-03-08 DOI: 10.1111/ajph.70053

Patrick Weller

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Introduction: Locating the Fraser Years in Australian Political History 引言：定位弗雷泽时代在澳大利亚政治史上的位置

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Australian Journal of Politics and History Pub Date : 2026-09-17 Epub Date: 2026-07-25 DOI: 10.1111/ajph.70092

Joshua Black

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Re-Imagining Australia's Ocean Life and Territories in the Fraser Years, 1975–1983 重新想象1975-1983年弗雷泽时代澳大利亚的海洋生物和领土

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Australian Journal of Politics and History Pub Date : 2026-09-17 Epub Date: 2025-12-04 DOI: 10.1111/ajph.70035

Alessandro Antonello

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