The John Hyde Archives
Historic archive of articles and newspaper columns written by former Australian politician John Hyde OAM.
1990
Wool Stocks
- Minimum prices reduce the volume consumed; a more radical reform will be the abolishment of the wool reserve price.
Carmen Gets Supply
- For Dr Carmen Lawrence, the new premier to restore trust she has to:
- Ensure that her party members understand the real nature of past indiscretions.
- Publicise an accurate accounting of the current state of affairs.
- Restore the professionalism of the civil service and be frank with parliament.
The Dreadful Campaign
- It is ironic that some communist countries are enthusiastically embracing democracy while we are making of a mess of it.
Wool Yet Again
- The people responsible for raising the floor price are now blaming everyone else but themselves for the injury done to the woolgrowers.
Tripartitism Examined
- Tripartitism is used to describe arrangements between government, trade unions and employer councils. Tripartitism uses committees as an alternative to deregulation and privatisation.
Australia Fritters Away Its Wealth
Regulation Industrial Relations
- Deregulators have had the most success in the financial markets due to the former treasurer's championing financial deregulation and neither the banks nor the bank employees union opposing deregulation.
About
John Hyde OAM is a former Australian politician. He was elected as the member for the Division of Moore in Western Australia for the Liberal Party.
John Hyde OAM is the author of Dry: In Defence of Economic Freedom.