The 1970s in Australia was a tumultuous period of economic and political upheaval. Women, Indigenous people, migrants, and people from the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities were all demanding changes to the status quo. Politically, the biggest disruption was the election of the Labor Party, with reformist Gough Whitlam as Prime Minister, in 1972 after...Read More
The post-war years brought many changes and the 1950s were a time of significant social and cultural progress in Australia. Modernism had arrived and the new style of urban development, architecture and interior design signified a break with the past. The built form of houses, businesses, and institutions transformed in response to a modernising world....Read More