What was the significance of the whitlam government for australian history

The government established single department for defense in Australia hence the department of defense available today. The government introduced equal pay for women and ensured extended maternity leave and benefits for all women most especially the single mothers. What are some of the social divisions between different groups of indigenous people in Australia? In the past, the aboriginal people were excluded from the society their cultures were disrespected, which and they also did not get appropriate housing or education. Today, he aboriginals are allowed to have proper education even as they continue with their cultures although they still tend to be under represented as compared to their non-indigenous peers. When it comes to employment, the aboriginal people are greatly affected by unemployment issue where they account for 79 more of the population that is unemployed as compared to the non-indigenous population.

How do Kelly Paul and MacLean Lan disagree in their analysis of the experience of the twentieth century Australian economy? Kelly describes Australian economy using the term ‘Australian Settlement’. He illustrates that there are five pillars that can be associated with the economy and they include; pay adjudication, state authoritarianism, White Australia, Industrial shield and Majestic Goodwill. Kelly illustrates that an operative settlement is one that offers all-encompassing depiction of the established dogma. For a settlement to be analytic historically, it must be established to be a sincere settlement, a consensus upon system which was central to all features of Australian political thought during the 20th century. On the other hand McLean argues that the affluence of Australia is reliant on on its natural resources and also its collaboration with the superiority of institutions.