2004: Howard majority increased 397
2007: Rudd wins for ALP 289, 360, 384, 398
Federal Senate 93, 103, 414
Federal–State relations see also Premiers’ Conferences
Chifley referenda for transfer of powers 136–7
Costello attempts to draw back state funding 358
GST proposed for state funding 371
income tax becomes Federal revenue 124
Page rationalises funding 64–8
shared responsibility for industrial relations 71
states draw revenue from mining royalties 423
Watt’s role in negotiating 33–5
Federated Confectioners Association 351–2
Federation movement, Turner’s contribution to 8–13
Fenton, James 98, 101, 107, 115
Ferguson, Jack 308
Ferguson, Munro 38
Fiduciary Notes Bill 1931 (Cth) 102
Finance and Economics Committee 124, 165
financial deregulation policies
under Costello 376–80
under Howard 276–87, 290
under Keating 294–5, 302, 324, 331–2
Financial Review 174, 242, 262
First Home Owner Grants 390, 407–8, 412
fiscal policy
under Chifley 139
under Costello 355–7, 361, 387–8
under Fadden 172–7
under Hayden 242–3
under Howard 262–4, 269–70
under Keating 310–12, 316–19, 321
under Page 64–7
under Swan 412–13
Fisher, Andrew 35–7, 131
Fitzgerald, Ross 91, 104
fixed exchange rates see currency valuation
Foll, Harry 163
Ford, Letitia 190–1
Forde, Frank
expected to be Treasurer under Curtin 112, 121
fails to win Prime Ministership after Curtin’s death 131
in Curtin Cabinet 122–3
loses seat in 1946 election 133
Forgan-Smith, William 156
Forrest, John
appointed to House of Lords 38–9
as Cabinet minister 16–17
as Federal Treasurer 36
as Treasurer 38
as WA premier 10–11
Prime Ministerial aspirations 37–8
‘four pillars’ policy 383
Fraser, Bernie 377–8
Fraser Coalition government 243, 303 see also Howard
Fraser, Malcolm
as caretaker PM after Whitlam dismissal 223–4
blocks savings proposals 266
blocks Supply to Whitlam government 243–4, 249
Campbell Inquiry reports to 285–6
challenges Snedden for Liberal leadership 254–5
Costello disapproves of 349
cracks down on tax evasion 275
deregulation policies 276–87
desire to remove Whitlam government 229
faces Hawke in election 245–6
Howard’s relations with 250–1, 255, 257, 263, 266, 268, 284
minerals development policy 263, 265
opposes floating dollar 306–7
sacks Lynch as Treasurer 259
secretly briefed by Treasury in opposition 237
free trade see trade policies
Freudenberg, Graham 63, 237
Friedman, Milton 278
Froggett-Tyldesly, James Tallis 192
Full Employment White Paper 128–9
Fusion of Protectionist and Free Trade parties 23
Future Fund, Costello appointed to 385–6
Future of Socialism, The 196
G20 group 368
Gaetjens, Phil 372
Gair Affair 189, 233
‘Gang of Four’ see Strategic Priorities and Budget Committee of Cabinet
Garnaut, Ross 402–3
General Theory 128
George V of England 39
George VI of England 131
Germany, debt ratio of 429
Giblin, Lyndhurst 99, 103, 121, 165
Gibson, Robert
opposes central banking legislation 93
orthodoxy of 179
reappointed as Commonwealth Bank chair 98
Theodore’s relations with 101, 104–5
Gilbert, Martin 63
Gillard, Julia
abolishes single wheat desk 69
as Prime Minister 420
carbon pricing policies 426
challenges Rudd for leadership 393
response to GFC 405
Swan’s relations with 393, 420
Gillard Labor government see Swan
Gillies, Duncan 5
Gittins, Ross 303
Gleghorn, Geoff 216–17
Global Financial Crisis 399–417, 427–8
gold standard, Australia returns to 62–4
Goldberg, Alan 351
Gonski, David 386
Good Fight, The 427
Goodheart, Charles 182
goods and services tax
Costello introduces 348, 368–76, 389
Hewson drops support for 353
Howard proposes 267
Keating argues for 325–6
Gorton, John 215
Goss, Wayne 394–5, 417
Gotto, Ainsley 215
government bonds, price setting mechanism 280–4
Gowrie, Lord 166
Grafton, Page family involved with 56–7
Graham, Bruce 181
Grattan Institute 341
Grattan, Michelle 267
Great Depression 77, 85–6, 89–91
Green Party 426–7
Grenville, Stephen 366–7
Griffith Federal electorate, Rudd elected for 417
Griffith, Samuel 17
Groom, Lyttleton 158
Groom, William 158
Gruen, David 411–14
Guilfoyle, Margaret 267
Gulf of Tonkin incident 199
Gullet, Joe 160
Gullett, Henry 72
Hardy, Frank 84
Harradine, Brian 202, 373
Harris, George 220–2
Hart, PR 98
Hartcher, Peter 347, 360, 362–3, 388
Hasluck, Paul 78
Haupt, Robert 242
Hawke, Bob
announces tax summit 325
as ALP leader 270
as Prime Minister 245–6, 301–4
blocks move by Crean 209
Cairns refuses to vacate seat for 224
campaigns on macro-economic reform 330
features in election campaigns 245
Keating challenges for leadership 336–7
Keating’s relations with 300–2, 314–15, 328, 335–6, 342
offered leadership after Whitlam loses election 244
on Howard industrial reforms 257
reaction to ‘banana republic’ comment 314
Swan supports against Keating 395
views on consumption tax 326–7
wins government for ALP 246
Hawke Labor government 302–35 see also Keating
Hawkins, John
on gold standard 63
on Great Depression 90
on Theodore 85, 87
on Watt 39
Hay, Andrew 259, 351
Hayden, Dallas 232
Hayden, George 229
Hayden, William George (Bill) 227–49, 227
as acting Treasurer 234
as ALP leader 245
as Governor-General 246, 338
as Hawke Cabinet member 232, 246
as shadow minister 231
as Treasurer 215, 223, 235–44
contribution to Accord 333
early life 229
evaluation of 246
Hawke replaces as ALP leader 245–6, 270, 301
Keating supports leadership bid 300–1
opposes consumption tax 326
post-Treasury career 244
supports floating dollar 306
Whitlam consults on Budget 208
Haylen, Les 176
health care policies 80, 231–2, 262, 357
Henderson, Gerard 249, 351
Henry, Ken
as Treasury secretary 405–6, 408–9
heads tax reform taskforce 371, 424–5
on effect of GFC on mining 414
on spending under Costello 359
reviews tax system 421–2
Herbert Federal electorate, Theodore fails to win 88
Hewitt, Lennox 237
Hewson, John
advises Howard on economics 277
as Liberal Party leader 289
Costello’s relations with 352–4
election campaign by 337
Keating’s response to 340
Higgins Federal electorate, Costello preselected for 352
Higgins, Henry Bourne, Federation policies 10
High Court
blocks bank nationalisation schemes 141, 149, 168
blocks Communist Party ban 146
blocks subsidised medicine scheme 137
Mabo decision 338
political interference with 23
rules some state taxes unconstitutional 370
upholds bank appeal 138
upholds Commonwealth takeover of income tax 124–5
views of tax evasion 272
HIH Insurance crash 382
HIH Royal Commission 347
Hobson, JA 100
Hockey, Joe 427–8
Holder, Frederick 15, 17
Holman, William 35–7
Holt, Harold 78, 130, 183
Home Insulation Program 410–11, 415
Hope, John Adrian Louis, Earl of Hopetoun 13–14
‘How to Pay for the War’ 165
Howard Coalition government 355–84 see also Costello
Howard, Janette 254, 259–60, 269
Howard, John Winston 250–91, 250
as deputy leader of the opposition 284–5, 287
as Fraser minister 256–7
as Liberal Party leader in opposition 287–9, 354
as Prime Minister 340, 354–64
as shadow minister 255, 289
as Treasurer under Fraser 258–87
caught out in accounting error 317
Costello’s relations with 347, 358, 361–4, 372–4, 386
defends spending record 361
deregulation policies 276–87, 303
early life 252–4
enters Federal Parliament 254
evaluation of 289–90
gives Keating and Hawke credit for reforms 388–9
GST introduced under 348, 369–76
ideological influences on 278
launches 1987 election campaign 317
loses Liberal leadership to Peacock 289
loses seat 75, 384–5
Morosi allegations by 216
RBA declines requests for action from 376
response to Campbell Inquiry report 285–6
Howard, Lyall 252–3
Howard, Mona 252
Howe, Brian, opposed to floating dollar 306–7
HR Nicholls Society, Costello a founding member of 352
Hughes Nationalist government 37–50 see also Watt
Hughes, Tom 253
Hughes, William Morris
as Prime Minister 37–50
as UAP leader 166
attacks Country Party 58
blocks Maritime Industries Bill 75
crosses floor to vote with Labor 73
extended overseas travel 39–40, 45
Page blocks re-election as PM 159
Watt’s relations with 28–30, 40–9
Hunter Valley, mining disputes in 90–1, 141–4
Illawarra Mercury 264
immigration policies in Victoria under Watt 35–6
Immigration Reform Group 197
In Place of Fear 196
Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (Cth) 272
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