Issues that swung elections: Petrol shortages and the dawn of the Menzies era
- Written by David Lee, Associate Professor of History , UNSW
Paying for petrol in Brisbane in 1949 using what are likely petrol ration coupons.State Library of QueenslandWith taxes and health care emerging as key issues in the upcoming federal election, we’re running a series this week looking at the main issues that swung elections in the past, from agricultural workers’ wages to the Vietnam...
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