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An Australian World

An Australian World

By: Professor James Curran
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 This podcast series is about Australia’s relations with and response to the world from the late 19th Century to the present. It focuses on the historical, cultural, ideological, economic and strategic factors shaping the government’s foreign and defence policies. It looks first at historical themes that still have a bearing on Australia in the contemporary world, then moves on to discuss how Australian politicians and policymakers have reacted to and acted in periods of war and stress, crisis and creativity, hope and delusion. It looks at the role of prime ministers, individual ministers and political parties, the globalising economy, trade, immigration and debates over alliances, Asia, and national loyalty. Written and presented by Professor James Curran from the University of Sydney (Discipline of History) , who is also the International Editor at The Australian Financial Review.University of Sydney Social Sciences World
Episodes
  • Comprehensive Engagement with Asia

    Comprehensive Engagement with Asia
    Apr 24 2024

    The retreat of Britain and America from the region at the end of the East Asian Cold War caused Australia to redefine itself in relation to Britain and to reassess it relations with the US. As a result Australia, recognising the limits of the American alliance began to focus its energies on the Asia Pacific region in a new way. This episode will look first at the foundations of Australia’s new approach to Asia which the Whitlam and Fraser governments laid down from 1972 to 1983.

    Voice Actor: Associate Professor Nick Eckstein
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    30 mins
  • New Maturity

    New Maturity
    Apr 17 2024

    This episode explores how in response to changes in America’s East Asia policy and the course of the Vietnam war, Australian governments, particularly that of Labor Prime Minister Gough Whitlam, sought to redefine Australia’s relations with the US.

    Voice Actor: Associate Professor Nick Eckstein
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    21 mins
  • The Great Powers retreat from Asia

    The Great Powers retreat from Asia
    Apr 10 2024

    Now comes the reassessment. In this episode, I begin to explore the breakdown of the bi-polar ideological world and the decision of Australia’s ‘Great and Powerful Friends’ to withdraw from Asia. Today, the “new nationalism”, or how Australia began to redefine its relations with Britain for a new era.

    Voice Actors: Associate Professor Nick Eckstein, Dr. Vanessa Witton.
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    22 mins

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