The John Hyde Archives
Historic archive of articles and newspaper columns written by former Australian politician John Hyde OAM.
Leadership
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.
The Liberal Federal Movement
- A country's future is dependent on the goals that are chosen by Politicians
- To give guarantee for future performance by a politician is like an alcoholic guaranteeing his or her sobriety.
- To govern effectively one needs a long-term strategy.
A New Political Party?
- Good political leadership is not the practice of defying public opinion but the art of changing of it.
The Next Prime Minister
- A leader should be strong enough to make cuts to the deficit and also be strong enough to deregulate and privatise.
Merrindie
- Bert Kelly influenced the people into seeing that ideas should sometime prevail over interests.
The Politics of Deregulation
Regulation Politics Leadership
- Three things are needed for deregulation: 1) A convergence of elite opinion, 2) An issue must be ripe and 3) some leadership is needed.
A Heartbeat from The Prime Ministership
- Without leadership, Australians will probably not stumble out of our well-established round of slow growth, poor investment and current account deficits.
- A vengeful man should not be entrusted with the power of the Prime Minister.
Future Directions
- The 'Future Directions' statement implies an overdue recognition that ideas have inspirational authority and is an alternative to messianic leadership which the Liberals do not have.
What Has Happened to Political Leadership?
- Political leadership is about making the connections and explaining the trade-offs.
Ian McLachlan
- Mr McLachlan's H.R Nichols Society address was significant in that it addressed waterfront work practices and he is a future Liberal MP with leadership potential.
The Tortoise and The Hare
- The fundamental fact of democratic politics is that any support for change must be generated by the leadership explaining the changes to the people.
Dick Klugman
- Dick Klugman, a Labour MP is retiring this election, he has been a voice of sanity and his greatest success according to him has been influencing his colleagues to look more critically at commonly accepted propositions.
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.