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Queensland Review
vol.
3
no.
1
April
1996
Z1094575
1996
periodical issue
'Queensland Review enters its third year at a time when Australians might well wonder, with one of Janette Turner Hospital's characters, a southern journalist, 'Does Queensland actually exist?' Certainly its identity of late, both politically and climatically, has been remarkably mobile: drought has been followed by floods, and the Labor government until recently hailed as the most popular in Australia has given way to a Coalition government after a by-election in little-known Mundingburra placed the destiny of the state in the hands of an Independent from Gladstone. But if Queensland had not existed, then somebody - perhaps the Federal Coalition - would surely have insisted on inventing it; for within a month of the change of guard in Queensland, the ALP lost again, this time with a bang rather than a whimper. An analysis of these particular events must await future editions of Queensland Review. This issue focuses on traditions and circumstances which have shaped Queensland's difference: in particular the political, social and cultural environment of early Queensland; relationships between Europeans and Aborigines; and the social impact of World War II. The strong regional emphasis apparent throughout reflects the decentralisation which characterises Queensland's population, economy and culture; such research on regional diversity promises to enrich Queensland and Australian studies.' (Editorial)
1996
pg.
92-93
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