With a nod to history, Rieth barges ahead

Article Abstract:

Peter Reith's electorate of Flingers owes its place in history to Stanley Melbourne Bruce. Bruce was the only incumbent Australian prime minister to lose his seat in 1929 because he had declared war on union. Reith's negotiations with Charyl Kernot, Australian Democrats' leader, produced a deal allowing the Coalition's proposed industrial relations changes through the Senate. These changes gave him the opportunity to break the Maritime Union of Australia's monopoly on the waterfront.

Laws, regulations and rules, Labor relations

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The road to republicanism is littered with wreckers

Article Abstract:

This article examines Australian Education Minister Peter Reith's role in the political debate referendum in which Australians will decide whether their country should remain a constitutional monarchy or become a republic. Relevant points include Reith's support for republicanism but opposition to the proposal that the new president should be appointed by the prime minister.

Column

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ALP branch declares war on rationalism

Article Abstract:

The popularity of Pauline Hanson and her One Nation Party has sparked a debate in Australia about economic rationalism and its social consequences. Many politicians have consequently abandoned their rhetoric about economic rationalism. This was evidenced in Jan 1998, when the One Nation Party won the state Senate seat of Whitsunday.

Economics, Social economics, Socioeconomics, One Nation (Australia)

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