Battle of the Banks: How Ad Men, Barristers and Bankers Ended Chifley’s Boldest Plan

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Authors: Hannah Forsyth
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Abstract

In 1949, Ben Chifley was voted out of office in favour of the leader of the new Liberal Party of Australia, Robert Menzies. Some people—Bob Crawshaw, author of Battle of the Banks included—think th...

Fields of Study & Subjects

Commonwealth Australian Politics and Federalism Australian History and Society Political and Economic history of UK and US

Publication details

Journal / source
Journal of Australian Studies
Volume
50
Issue
1
Pages
151–153
Publication date
2 January 2026
Language
EN