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Angela Woollacott Angela Woollacott i(A69892 works by)
Born: Established: 1955 ;
Gender: Female
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BiographyHistory

Australian academic historian.

Most Referenced Works

Notes

  • Angela Woollacott's Settler Society in the Australian Colonies: Self-Government and Imperial Culture (Oxford University Press) was shortlisted for a Queensland Literary Award in 2015 (History Book Award).

Awards for Works

y separately published work icon Don Dunstan Don Dunstan : The Visionary Politician Who Changed Australia Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2019 16725274 2019 single work biography

'Bob Hawke once said that Don Dunstan was Australia's most influential Australian politician. This is the first comprehensive biography of Dunstan, the transformative and muchloved former Premier of South Australia from 1967–68 and 1970–79. He was a larger than life character and, unlike most state premiers, had a huge national profile. People still remember Dunstan for his pink shorts and championing of sexual rights, but his impact was much wider than this. Against stiff opposition from Adelaide's conservative establishment, he pioneered legislation of Aboriginal land rights and consumer protection laws, abolished the death penalty, relaxed censorship and drinking laws, and decriminalised homosexuality. He is recognised for his role in reinvigorating the social, artistic and cultural life of South Australia during his nine years in office, remembered as the 'Dunstan Decade'.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

2020 shortlisted ASAL Awards The Australian Historical Association Awards Magarey Medal for Biography
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