The journey to detention on Manus Island (pictured) and Nauru has its origins in 1990 cabinet discussions of asylum seeker policy.AAP/Eoin BlackwellThe Keating government’s decision to introduce mandatory detention of asylum seekers in 1992 has long been recognised as a progenitor of the hardline policies that have been increasingly a feature...
Even in the midst of the economic downturn Keating was keen to defend the surplus.Dave Hunt/AAPAustralia’s last formal recession ended in the September quarter of 1991. Once it sunk in that this was a serious economic downturn, treasurer Paul Keating famously referred to it as “the recession Australia had to have”. This narrative...
Gareth Evans, foreign minister in the Hawke government, brought an ambitious vision for Australia's international diplomacy to cabinet.AAPWith the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989, the reunification of Germany the following year and the winds of change blowing across the Soviet Union and much of Eastern Europe, it seemed as if a new world...
Prime Minister Bob Hawke opening the General Assembly of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, Perth, November 1990.National Archives of AustraliaThe National Archives of Australia today released selected federal cabinet records for 1990 and 1991. They reveal intense battles over Australia’s domestic climate targets and,...
China Gold Coin Group Co., Ltd. unveiled its 2026 Chinese Dragon Silver Bullion Coin at the World Money Fair held in Berlin, Germany, from January 29 to 31. Led by Mr Jinpu Jiao, Chairman of the Boa...
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Running a business is all about making the right decisions. When it comes to choosing an industrial air compressor, that decision becomes even more critical. Air compressors are long-term investment...
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Old and unwanted equipment and business assets are often worth far more than they appear particularly those containing valuable metals. Precious metals, led by gold and silver reaching record highs...
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