How Did Ben Chifley Influence The Labour Movement

From a young age, Lowery was influenced and subconsciously guided to think like a Union worker. His father’s views were openly discussed in the household, as most houses do; and as Lowery was of such a young age he thought of these views as a general truth, even though he didn’t care much about them at the time. As a union member, his father supported the left wing liberals, constantly reading about them in the paper. This political background made for Lowery’s ties to the union as well as his sympathy for the workers and motivation to do well in this field. Everyone should know, you cannot help very much if you always lose the case.

Disraeli believed in an organic society held together by duty and responsibility, and was responsible for the Second Reform Act which gave the working class the vote and also improved housing conditions and hygiene. This is often seen as a form of Tory welfarism. One nationism reached its peak in the 1950s and 1960s when conservative governments in the UK promoted social welfare, in stark contrast to later, New Right conservative governments such as the Thatcher Government (1979-90). In the 50s one-nation conservatism was seen as a ‘middle way’ between ‘laissez-faire’ liberalism and socialist state planning. Therefore, paternalistic conservatism could be seen as the way of moderation.

This period of Labour rule is often marked down as a poor performance on behalf of the labour party, critically looked upon by many historians. There were many failings under the rule of this government however the circumstances they were placed in caused severe restraints in their options.

The movie marks the beginning of mass social and political change that was intensified by World War II. With countless men at war, Australian women were able to enter and overtake male roles in the workforce. As a result, Feminism was strengthening. Along with the Women’s movement into the workforce, Robert Menzie’s 16-year service as the Prime Minister created the ‘Menzies Era’, where great Australian change has said to be recorded. In such a conservative era, political and social revolutions were difficult to adjust to,

Politically the great depression hit Australia hard, as many Australians lost confidence in their government representatives. A number of radical or extremist organizations gather strength and popularity as a result of the large scale public dissatisfaction. In Australia the developing of the new capital Canberra was put to a stop leaving a population of 7,000 in limbo, workers were laid off and the federal capital commission was abolished. The Sydney harbor bridge was a great way of bringing employment back into Australia during the depression. At the time of the war and after the great depression it was Australian best interest to have an alliance with Great Britain. Australia needed to form an alliance with Great Britain during World War II, because if the war ended up near or in Australia, we would need the help from Great Britain and their allies. Having Great Britain as its ally at that time was the right thing to do as it protected its colonies from the imperil japan and other foreign invaders. During the period of 1942 Australia was extremely worried as the fall of Singapore in February 1942 and had the threat of a possibility of a Japanese

In 1945, after World War II had finished, Australia finally felt at peace – that was until Communism began to have an effect on the entire world. Australia had a lot to fear, with the threat likely to infiltrate the country both domestically (an established Communist Party) and internationally (a geographical location close to countries that had already fallen victim to communism, such as China and Korea). Australia responded to both of these threats in a way that caused a lot of political controversy and has created bonds with other parts of the world that are still activated today.

Australia in the early 1900s has developed a reputation as a ‘working man’s paradise’ for its greater opportunity to success and an egalitarian society. However not all workers proved this to be true. In order to determine this statement, Issues to be discussed include firstly the hours of work for different genders, secondly the working conditions and finally the dispute for the right to fair treatment to women and Aboriginal natives throughout the 19th century.

Australia 's prime minister had changed from John Curtin to Francis Forde to Ben Chifley. He realised that Australia needed a long term plan so that the people of Australia could protect and defend themselves from potential attacks. World War 2 ended in about 1945 and communists (people who wanted everyone to be equal) started popping up in Australia. Australia was under heaps of stress due to war and other issues and they needed to populate or perish.

This was a time of working class discontent when workers and the movement as a whole were seeking answers to the social injustices they suffered. The speech was made at a time when Parliament and government were dominated by the aristocracy (O’Day et al., 2011, p96). Democracy was seen as a way of resolving the economic circumstances of the worker and political action was thought to be the mechanism to bring this about. Paragraphs 3 and 5 contain almost exclusively political rhetoric with the speaker seeking the audiences support. There are many references to support this,” the rich unnaturally elevated above the proper spheres of the mortal man” (Para2 Line 3) and “mustering your thousands to aid

In the duration of the 20th century after WWII, in which two significant events occurred which were the fall of Singapore to the Japanese army and the bombing of Darwin by the Japanese- the fear and the threat towards the system of communism started to emerge and expand throughout Australia. As these events occurred they also encouraged the Australian government to really think more closely about issues of national security in the post war environment. Also in order to protect Australia from future attacks or wars, Prime Minister Robert Menzies set out to ally Australia more closely with the United States. In the decades after WWII, a fear of the growing influence of communism in Asia also meant that Australian governments were willing to send troops to conflicts in Asia. As

No other government could change a country so much in such a short time. And not Australian government has made such an impact to the country. Australia became another country after Whitlam, a young nation that had left home to find its own identity. Australia was no longer a country full of working people, rapid economic growth or low inflation. Women did no longer have to stay at home; mothers no longer have to get married.

Mr. Howe, a member of the liberal party, got some of the conservatives he was working with to appreciate the things that he was doing. In the 1940’s Howe was trusted with Canada’s war production and “He succeeded brilliantly, working beside a group of largely conservative business men who came to appreciate his efficient and daring conduct of economic affairs”. (3) Howe did some truly impressive work with the economy for he managed to get some conservatives looking up to him. Mr. Howe was excellent at getting people to do what he wanted which helped a lot when World War Two came around. When he waited for the department of munitions and supply to become active “Howe worked to persuade many of his business contacts to work for him or other government departments.

The CCF was founded in Calgary by political coalition of progressive, socialist and labour groups called United Farmers of Alberta, League for Social Reconstruction , Ginger Group of MPs in Ottawa, that wanted economic reform during the Depression. They wanted to help Canadians who were affected by the Great Depression. In 1933, the party met in Regina, where they voted for James Shaver Woodsworth to be the leader of the CCF. J.S Woodsworth was a Manitoba Independent Labour Party MP and a social worker. They adopted the Regina Manifesto that was to set out its goals of wanting social programs for the elderly, unemployed, homeless and sick and wanting to spend money on public works to create employment by creating a mixed economy through the nationalization of key industries by establishing a welfare state with universal pensions, health and welfare insurance, children's allowances, unemployment insurance, workers' compensation.

World War 2 was a substantial war that determined Australia’s relationship between the two allies Britain and America. With war progressing it imposed Australia’s foreign political dilemma of being the pivot between our neighbouring partners; Britain as our dominion, and America as our guarantor. Suffering from the ‘tyranny of distance,’ and being the dominion of Britain, Australia’s dependency was lacking immensely. Due to Australia having no ambassadors and not having a constitution of authority (under the Federation) it enabled the foreign policy to be neglected. Edmund Barton, Australia’s first Prime Minister set patterns for decades of Australian foreign policy in 1901 when he drew encouragement during the election campaign by proclaiming:

• • june 1991. Challenges hawke for for leadership, following defeat. (Discouraged from work he resigned for 6 months following the defeat) • 20 Dec 1991 Paul Keating became prime minister, succeeding Bob Hawke, who left parliament on 20 February 1992 after 12 years representing the seat of Wills. . He had gained confidence and challenged hawke.