Australia in the 1960's

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Australian Pop Culture 1960s-1970s - 9 m - The 1960s and 70s was a time of political and social turbulence, and this context had a significant impact on popular culture. Despite the inundation of American and British pop culture, Australians were making waves at home and internationally with Skippy, the Bee Gees, Mad Max, AC/DC and Dawn Fraser.

Australia since World War 2 - 28 m - Chapters 3 & 4 The 1960s - Rock n' roll, contraception, communism, commitment to USA, conscription, Caldwell, Menzies, Vietnam War, protest movements, civil & social rights for Indigenous Australians.

Women in Australia 1890-1990 - 28 m Part 4: 1960 - now: Social rebellion, Women's Liberation movement, equal pay and social change.

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Australian Families : Warts and All 1960s - Compare the idealised view of Australian family life in the 1960s with the reality experienced by Karen Lawrence.

Discover Holden : the all Australian car - What made Holden cars symbols of Australia during the 1950s, 60s and 70s?

Mobile Society : the Generation Gap - How different would Australian society be without cars? Have cars become as much a part of our way of life as sport, music, film and television?

Tom Keneally and 1960s Australia - The late 1960s was a period of great social upheaval with many young Australians unhappy with the treatment of Indigenous Australians and with Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War.

Work or Marriage? Dilemmas for Women 1960s - How would you feel if you were told that you could no longer work after getting married?

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