{"product_id":"9781742237572","title":"Documents on Australian Foreign Policy","description":"Author: Bruce Hunt\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781742237572\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: NewSouth Publishing\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Dec 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 1200\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is the second DFAT volume on PNG's independence.\u003c\/b\u003e The first volume, \u003ci\u003eDocuments on Australian Foreign Policy: Australia and Papua New Guinea, 19701972: The transition to self-government\u003c\/i\u003e, was published by UNSW Press in December 2020.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis era saw monumental change in the relationship between Australia and Papua New Guinea as PNG went from a territory firmly controlled by Canberra to self-government in 1975. The change of government in Australia in early December 1972 brought to power a prime minister with an intense interest in the future of Papua New Guinea, and a commitment to rapid change. Gough Whitlam, supported by his External Territories Minister, Bill Morrison, pushed hard to complete Papua New Guinea's transition to full self-government and to accelerate its accession to independence. The latter took place in September 1975-later than Whitlam would have preferred, but earlier than most people in both Australia and Papua New Guinea would have thought possible only a few years before. There were tensions and sharp words along the way, but overall, the transition was achieved with good will. Taken together, the 525 documents in the volume illuminate the development of Australian policies concerning Papua New Guinea during the push to independence.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46839822712990,"sku":"ADS-9781742237572","price":89.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781742237572.jpg?v=1778827419","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781742237572","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}