The John Hyde Archives
Historic archive of articles and newspaper columns written by former Australian politician John Hyde OAM.
Property Rights
Aboriginal Land Rights
- Australian governments have granted special rights to various classes of peoples.
- The nature of lands right in the NT has caused uncertainty and the government is probably harder to deal with than Indigenous Australians.
Privatisation II
- There no substitute for care of a private owner over public ownership.
Of Unions, Rights and Property
Industrial Relations Taxation Property Rights
- The poorest person has no property but their labour.
- The government's first responsibility is the security of its citizens. Does taxation extend to the right of labour of its citizens?
How We Talk About Aborigines
- Due to the cultural differences and even with land rights for Indigenous Australians, Indigenous Australians have not prospered in comparison with the rest of society.
- We need stop denying the best of all our cultures.
Immigration and The Environment (requested by David Armstrong)
Environment Immigration Collectivism Property Rights
- The average collectivist greens person does not want to increase immigration either because of greed or prejudice. However, a larger population will preserve the environment if a system of private property rights is maintained.
Housing
Regulation Property Rights Economics
- Legislation that reduces a landlord's right to raise rent or to evict tenants reduce supply and drives up rents anyway. Paul Keating deregulates the cost of home purchases while the Minster for Housing regulates rents. It will not work.
Environment in The Bush
- Private property is best for the environment where owners safeguard the value of the property by taking care of their land.
Property Rights and The Environment
- There is an exchange of rights between environmental goods such as clean air and water and between non-environmental goods such as food and medicines.
- Owners of private property have the ability to choose between the both and are the first line of defence for the environment.
Their Own Worst Enemies
- Private ownership is where the citizen gains protection from the state and it not only an economic question but also moral and ethical questions. It should not get into bed with government.
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.