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This short paper provides a brief background to the 1945 White Paper and evaluate its assumptions, shortcomings and successes (The White paper itself is included as there are so few copies available). Nugget also questions many of today's political and industrial strategies that form the basis of the recent Keating Government's paper on employment. In particular he questions the assumptions that economic growth and the 'market' will lead to growth in employment and a decent livelihood or most Australians.

These essays, written for The Age and The Canberra Times between 1984 and 1990, are especially relevant to Australia post-Mabo and in a period when the Keating Labor Government is grappling with reconciliation.

SummaryThe following summary of the major themes and recommendations of the Report does not follow the exact order of the chapters of the Report itself (reference to the appropriate chapters is made in brackets by each heading), but groups topics around the following major areas of concern.