under Keating 324–7
under Swan 401, 421–5
under Watt 40
Victorian land tax proposed 34
Wholesale Sales Tax 369
wool growers’ profit tax proposed 171
Taylor, Lenore 406
telecommunications, privatisation proposals 332
Teodorscu, Basil 86
Tertiary Education Assistance Scheme 240–1
Thailand, economic crisis in 364–5
The Chastening 368
The Costello Memoirs 386
The Economic Consequences of Mr Churchill 64
The Future of Socialism 196
The Good Fight 427
The Magic Pudding, Keating given copy of 328–9
Theodore, Edward Granville (Ted) 83–109, 83
ALP attempts to expel 90–1, 104
as deputy ALP leader under Scullin 88
as premier of Queensland 88
as treasurer and deputy premier of Queensland 87
as Treasurer under Scullin 89, 101–6
central banking proposals 91
Chifley’s support for 114–15
death of 108
early life 86–9
elected to Federal Parliament 88
elected to State parliament 87
endorses Premiers’ Plan 106
evaluation of 108–9
heads Allied Works Council 148
Keynesian views 98–101, 152
Lang Labor wins seat from 107
Mungana copper mine scandal 93–8
Page opposed to banking policies of 76
post-Treasury career 107–8
quantitative easing policies 102–3
role in fall of Scullin government 106–7
Theodore, Esther 87
They Called Me Artie 184
Thomson, John 57
Thorber, Ilma 155–6
Timber Workers Union 72
Time for Truth, A 278
Tingle, Laura 321
Tobias, Murray 253
Tocsin magazine 10
Townsville Council, Fadden elected to 156
trade policies see also currency valuation; wool trade
current account deficit issues 311
Howard reviews Trade Practices Act 256
protectionism in Victoria 7
reducing current account deficit 311
Tariff Board 205
under Cairns 204–6
under Costello 359
under Fadden 169–70
under Howard 257
under Hughes 43–7
under Keating 330–1
under Lyons 77
under Page 68–70
under Theodore 91
under Watt 41–2
Transport Workers Union 256
Treasurer position, relations with PM 28
Treasury see Commonwealth Treasury Department
Treatise on Money, A 85–6, 103
Truant Surgeon 81
Turnbull, Malcolm 410, 426
Turner family 4
Turner, George 1–26, 1
achievements of 25–6
as opposition leader 5
as Premier of Victoria 6–8
as Treasurer of Victoria 7
as Treasurer under Barton 16
as Treasurer under Reid 23
blocks Lyne for PM 12–16
Budgets prepared by 20–1
contribution to Federation 8–13
death of 25
enters Victorian parliament 4–5
in Federal Cabinet 17
liberal policies 6
on siting for Federal capital 12
post-Parliamentary life 24–5
retires from Treasury and Parliament 24
son killed in accident 24
Watt critical of 32
twin deficits theory 312
Unemployed Workers Bill 1919 (Qld) 87
United Australia Party
Country Party coalitions with 54
disunity with Country Party in opposition 166–7
loses majority 119–20
retains government under Menzies 153–5, 159–66
wins government under Lyons 77–9
United Kingdom
Chifley’s sympathies with 132
closes wool market to Australia 90
demands repayment of war debts 45–7
deregulates Bank of England 377
GFC extends to 400
Keating inspires UK Labour Party 294
labour movement in 196
Menzies proposes to lead from 163–4
returns to gold standard 62–4
trade negotiations with 41–2
United States 366–7, 399–402
Uren, David 406
Uren, Tom 190, 202, 240
Valder, John 243
van Iersel, Annita 299
Versailles Peace Conference, Hughes at 43–4
vertical fiscal imbalance 64–7
Victoria
Federation policies of 10
financial crises in 6
gold rush in 3
income tax levied in 7
localised depression in 323
votes for Federation 12
Victorian Liberal Union 50
Victorian Moratorium Committee 200
Vietnam War, Cairns heads opposition to 198–200
Visbord, Ed 277, 279
von Hayek, Friedrich 278
Wallace, RH 173
Wallis Inquiry 347, 380–3
Wallis, Stan 380
war bond sales 125
War Precautions Act 1914 (Cth) 40
Ward, Eddie 104, 135, 143
Waterside Workers Federation, strike by 71
Waterson, Duncan 113
Watson, John Christian 22, 131
Watt family 30–1
Watt, William Alexander 27–52, 27
as Federal Treasurer and acting PM 39–45
as Hughes Cabinet minister 37
as Premier of Victoria 33
as Speaker of the House of Representatives 51
as Victorian minister 29
as Victorian Postmaster-General 33
as Victorian Premier and treasurer 29, 32–6
elected to Federal Parliament 36–8
elected to Victorian parliament 31
evaluation of 51–2
Forrest clashes with 37–8
in negotiations with Hughes 37
liberal policies 31
on Federal–State relations 33–5
post-Treasury career 50
resigns as Treasurer 49–50
retirement and death of 51
travels to UK as Treasurer 45–8
Victorian immigration policies under 35–6
Weller, Pat 134, 267
Werriwa Federal electorate, Kerin wins 263
Wesley, Michael 341
West, Stewart 326
Western Australia 12, 66, 276
wheat trade 44–5, 69, 90, 169 see also trade policies
Wheeler, Frederick 134, 221–2, 237, 259
White, Bob 327
White, Brudenell 160
Whitlam, Gough
as ALP leader 201
as opposition leader 244, 300
as Prime Minister 201–23, 232–44
attempts to reduce tariffs 330
Cairns’s relations with 190–1, 199, 203, 206–9
dismissal speech 299
faces economic difficulties 212–13
goals for administration 200
Hayden’s relations with 234–5, 238, 248–9
intervenes in Keating preselection 297–8
limited economic skills 248
on Hayden 228
on Theodore 98
Queensland campaign by 230
role in Loans Affair 218–20
sacks Cairns as Treasurer 222–3
swaps portfolios for Crean and Cairns 208–10
Vietnam War policies 198–9, 201–2
Whitlam Labor government see also Cairns; Hayden
deregulation policies 303
dismissal of 223–4, 244
economic policies 210–15
Howard’s role in downfall of 255–6
legacy of 225–6
moves towards deregulation 279
scandals in 189
Whitwell, Greg 67–8, 129, 172
Wholesale Sales Tax 369
Williamson, Kim 394
Willis, Ralph
contribution to Accord 333
Keating replaces as shadow treasurer 301–2
on Whitlam reforms 225–6
opposes consumption tax 326
opposes spending cuts 310
replaces Kerin as Treasurer 337
supports floating dollar 306
trade union links 328
wrongly forecasts surplus 356
Wilson, Alex 120, 161, 165–6
Wilson, Roland 19
Wood, Alan 360, 388
wool trade
crashes in Great Depression 90
goes into decline 175
sales to UK 41–2
under Fadden 169–71
Watt negotiates for 46–7
wool sales deduction scheme 172
Wooldridge, Michael 353–4
World Bank 133–4, 387
World War I 36–7, 39–43
World War II
Australian economy re-geared for 119–23
Chifley announces end of 131–2
Chifley as Treasurer during 111
Curtin brings troops back Australia 80
Fadden’s Budget during 153
Wran, Neville 245, 327
Yarra Federal electorate 194–5, 203
Young Australia Group 32
Young, Irving 86
Young, Mick 394
