Australia 1970

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_period
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Canberra
gptkbp:country gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Australian_dollar
gptkbp:education expansion of universities
gptkbp:filmRelease gptkb:Wake_in_Fright
gptkb:The_Naked_Bunyip
gptkbp:governor gptkb:Paul_Hasluck
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Australia 1970
gptkbp:largestCity gptkb:Sydney
gptkbp:monarch gptkb:Elizabeth_II
gptkbp:musicBy gptkb:The_Easybeats
gptkb:The_Seekers
AC/DC (formed in 1973, but members active in 1970)
gptkbp:notableCase Aboriginal Land Rights movement
White Australia policy being dismantled
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Moratorium_to_End_the_War_in_Vietnam
anti-Vietnam War protests
women's liberation movement
environmental movement growth
mining boom
introduction of Medibank (1975, but health reform debates in 1970)
first Aboriginal Australian elected to federal parliament (Neville Bonner, 1971, but movement in 1970)
television in color (introduced 1975, but black and white in 1970)
growth of Australian Rules Football
immigration from Europe and Asia
surf culture rise
urbanization increase
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Margaret_Court
gptkb:Don_Bradman
gptkb:Gough_Whitlam
gptkb:John_Gorton
gptkb:Lionel_Rose
gptkbp:officialLanguage English
gptkbp:populationEstimate 12.5 million
gptkbp:primeMinister gptkb:John_Gorton
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Aboriginal_rights_movement
Vietnam War involvement
Cyclone Ada
introduction of decimal currency (recent, 1966)
gptkbp:sport VFL Grand Final
gptkbp:televisionShow Number 96 (premiered 1972, but TV landscape changing in 1970)
gptkbp:transportation Holden Torana popular car
gptkbp:year 1970
gptkbp:国际关系 allied with United States
member of ANZUS
member of Commonwealth of Nations
member of SEATO
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Papal_visit_by_Pope_Paul_VI
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6