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The Ayes Have It : The History of the Queensland Parliament, 1957-1989.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG) SeriesPublisher: Canberra : ANU Press, 2010Copyright date: ©2010Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (756 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781921666315
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Ayes Have ItDDC classification:
  • 328.943
LOC classification:
  • JQ4754
Online resources:
Contents:
Preliminary -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Inside the Queensland Parliament -- Part I -- 2. Parliament's refusal of supply anddefeat of Labor, 1957 -- 3. The early Nicklin years,1957-1963 -- 4. Safely in the saddle: the Nicklingovernment, 1963-1968 -- 5. The Nicklin government's legislative program -- 6. The oppositional parties in the Parliament, 1957-1968 -- 7. The Pizzey-Chalk interlude, 1968 -- Images -- Part II -- 8. The early Bjelke-Petersen years,1968-1969 -- 9. The slide towards uncertainty,1969-1972 -- 10. Commanding the Parliament,1972-1975 -- 11. All power corrupts, 1976-1980 -- 12. The government's legislative program, 1968-1989 -- 13. The doldrums in opposition,1968-1989 -- 14. The demise of the Coalition and the Nationals governing alone,1981-1983 -- 15. The implosion of Joh Bjelke-Petersen, 1983-1987 -- 16. The end of an era, 1987-1989 -- 17. Conclusion: do the 'ayes' have it? -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2 -- Appendix 3 -- Appendix 4 -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: 'The Ayes Have It' is a fascinating account of the Queensland Parliament during three decades of high-drama politics.
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Preliminary -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Inside the Queensland Parliament -- Part I -- 2. Parliament's refusal of supply anddefeat of Labor, 1957 -- 3. The early Nicklin years,1957-1963 -- 4. Safely in the saddle: the Nicklingovernment, 1963-1968 -- 5. The Nicklin government's legislative program -- 6. The oppositional parties in the Parliament, 1957-1968 -- 7. The Pizzey-Chalk interlude, 1968 -- Images -- Part II -- 8. The early Bjelke-Petersen years,1968-1969 -- 9. The slide towards uncertainty,1969-1972 -- 10. Commanding the Parliament,1972-1975 -- 11. All power corrupts, 1976-1980 -- 12. The government's legislative program, 1968-1989 -- 13. The doldrums in opposition,1968-1989 -- 14. The demise of the Coalition and the Nationals governing alone,1981-1983 -- 15. The implosion of Joh Bjelke-Petersen, 1983-1987 -- 16. The end of an era, 1987-1989 -- 17. Conclusion: do the 'ayes' have it? -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2 -- Appendix 3 -- Appendix 4 -- Bibliography -- Index.

'The Ayes Have It' is a fascinating account of the Queensland Parliament during three decades of high-drama politics.

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