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The ayes have it : the history of the Queensland Parliament, 1957-1989 / John Wanna ; Tracy Arklay.

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author:	Wanna, John
Other Authors:	Arklay, Tracey
Other title:	History of the Queensland Parliament, 1957-1989.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Acton, A.C.T. : ANU E Press, 2010.
Subjects:	Queensland. > Parliament > History. Queensland > Politics and government > History. Queensland. > Parliament. Politics and government Queensland. History.

Table of Contents:

Inside the Queensland Parliament
Parliament's refusal of supply and defeat of Labor, 1957
The early Nicklin years, 1957-1963
Safely in the saddle: the Nicklin government, 1963-1968
The Nicklin government's legislative program
The oppositional parties in the Parliament, 1957-1968
The Pizzey-Chalk interlude, 1968
The early Bjelke-Petersen years, 1968-1969
The slide towards uncertainty, 1969-1972
Commanding the Parliament, 1972-1975
All power corrupts, 1976-1980
The government's legislative program, 1968-1989
The doldrums in opposition, 1968-1989
The demise of the Coalition and the Nationals governing alone, 1981-1983
The implosion of Joh Bjelke-Petersen, 1983-1987
The end of an era, 1987-1989
Conclusion: Do the 'ayes' have it?