The John Hyde Archives
Historic archive of articles and newspaper columns written by former Australian politician John Hyde OAM.
Competition
Wealth key to Economic Recovery
- Australia's private wealth is our most important advantage.
- Australia has many industries that are among the most efficient in the world due to sound management or natural advantages.
- The role of leadership, be it political, union or business should be help Australians understand the cause of our problems is man-made and can be undone.
Dumping
- Goods are said to be dumped when they are imported and sold in Australia below current price levels.
- Predatory dumping should not be confused with price discrimination.
Westpac to the Martin Committee
Cronyism Regulation Competition
- Westpac is caught between asking for continuation of protection from competition but is fearful that the same protection is extended to others.
- Labour ought to favour deregulation such as interest rates control as it makes the market more efficient.
Statutory Marketing Authorities
- The question most asked is whether statutory marketing authorities are adequately accountable to the various state governments, but the more important question is whether they are competent to market rural Australian produce.
- Only competition will make marketing authorities efficient.
Large Colour TV Sets
Protectionism Competition Cronyism
- The Australian TV production industry taxes buyers and have developed into an uncompetitive assembler of foreign produced parts.
Uncooperative Federalism
- States that want more powers should be prepared to finance themselves.
- Competition between states to offer the lowest taxes or the best services is a good thing.
John Stone and all that
- Review of John Stone's lecture.
- Weakening of Australia to face the world market.
- Government gains monopoly of information.
Health Care 3: Medicare
Monopoly Regulation Competition
- Medical fraud by doctors in a statutory monopoly
- Firing a doctor removes his/her service from the community
- The best is no Medicare; the market decides
- * But what about a naturally formed cartel?
Victorian Milk Price Arbitration 1
- Regulations place Victorian Milk Farmers in the worst competitive position in Australia.
Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation
- It is important to privatise markets and there be alternative competitors for any former state firms.
Occupational Regulation **
- A licence does not inform a buyer about who is the best service provider. The effect is to stop competition.
Privatisation
- The main purpose of privatisation is increased productivity not obtaining the highest selling price for the underlying asset.
Privatisation II
- There no substitute for care of a private owner over public ownership.
Dumping
- Any Australian produced good that is dumped on the Australian market benefits Australians.
Howard's Economic Statement
- Australia's chronic condition is how uncompetitive our industries are. The supply side of the Australian economy must become more flexible.
The Evatt Foundation Conference
Regulation Subsidies Politics Business Competition
- Public sector monopolies give politicians opportunities to subsidise favoured voters.
- The public benefits the most from competition not private ownership.
Education and Guardianship
- The best kind of education where a child can get is one where there is a lot of competition.
The Liberals IR Policy
Industrial Relations Monopoly Competition Regulation
- To protect the public from monopolies, the best alternative is to allow competition. Any reduction will reduce the pain of getting our economic house in order.
Reforming Education
Education Regulation Competition Individual Rights
- The best option to education is to deregulate it and to allow the people the freedom to make their choices wisely.
A Report Card for School
- Teachers must be given the incentives to perform well and be disciplined by the market if they do not perform.
The Rake's Progress
Industrial Relations Competition
- The rhetoric against the Australian Federation of Air Pilots is unfair. They are not the enemy, they should be left to be dealt with by market forces.
Business Ethics
- We tend to think the bankruptcy causes unemployment and loss of assets, by bailing out bankrupt companies, we subvert the ethics of the free market in redistributing over-valued assets under new management.
Privatisation
- As New Zealand and New South Wales have shown, it is possible to make enormous public section efficiency gains by rigorous accounting and management practices and by allowing private firms to compete with the public sector.
Australia's New Protectionism
- Control over exports is reserved to the Federal Government. There is much it can do to improve competitiveness without creating more privileges.
Of Debt and Protection
- If Australia is to become internationally competitive, we need to reduce tariffs as well as our debt levels.
Anti-Competitive Behaviour in The Health-Care Industry
Protectionism Healthcare Competition Welfare
- Politicians must face the political problem posed by wealthy, high-risk users of Medicare who would be worse off should the system be made more competitive and fairer. Politicians cannot compensate all and will have to decide who cannot afford to lose Medicare benefits.
What Right to Strike?
Industrial Relations Competition Individual Rights
- A competitive labour market works only if both employers and employees are competitive. Union sanctions affect the rights of individuals.
Education
Education Taxation Competition
- Education is a private benefit which the government subsidises by using taxpayer's monies. It is time we allowed all schools to compete on equal financial terms and allow parents to select their child's education.
Grain Handling
- Australian wheat farmers used to be among the world's efficient. However, through establishing collective arrangements market and control the wheat market, it has ensured that foreign growers having an advantage over them.
Youth Employment
Industrial Relations Competition
- By preventing youths from competing with adults through laws that deny them gain experience that will assist them in future.
MIM Annual Report
Business Competition Regulation Taxation
- The mining industry is loaded with infrastructure costs which are not asked of other competing sectors of the Australian economy. In order for MIM share price to increase, there will be a need to reduce high levels of industry protection and reducing state taxes.
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.