People & associates
John Hyde
What now?
A substantial majority of those with the most relevant skills (macro-economists of good standing) have advocated fiscal stimulus financed by public...
Pipeline could end up down the gurgler
Whether West Australian Opposition Leader Colin Barnett knew that he had chosen the 100th anniversary of Ayn Rand's birth to announce a vision that...
The Big Dry ... Our Saviour
Australia is today's true miracle economy. In the past decade, our economy has gone from strength to strength. After weathering the 1997-98 Asian...
How to Beat the Dealers
A recent article in The Economist told us that a kilo of heroin, 40 per cent pure, sells on the streets for up to US$290,000 and that import prices...
Nothing to Fear from Genetically-Modified Tomato Paste but Fear Itself
Among its budget measures, the Federal Government announced that it will establish the grandiloquent Office of Gene Technology Regulator. Amid all...
Stormy Waters for Wharf Reform
There has been more than some argument about the legal rights of the various parties on the Australian waterfront but there exists a more...
The Good, Bad and Ugly of Tax Reform
Howard has put Taxation reform back at the top of the political agenda. Some say courageously but, whether he regrets putting it there or not, he...
Reasons Not to Vote One Nation
In my opinion Queenslanders can find excellent reasons for not voting for One Nation (Hansonite) candidates but they do not include South American...
Security Lies in ANZAC Tradition
In 1917, in a shell hole in France, a dying lieutenant employed his last minutes to instruct my father on the immediate safety of the platoon. Such...