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DONALD Horne, a historian and author who first labelled Australia "The Lucky Country" and was credited with helping launch its republican movement, has died aged 83.
Horne's description of Australia in the title of his 1964 book, The Lucky Country, was intended ironically - he believed the country was lucky to have flourished despite poor political leadership - but has since been adopted by many of his countrymen as a fitting description of their nation.See the full content of this document
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Donald Horne
Friend and fellow historian, Edmund Campion, said Horne rued the fac...
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