The Legacy of the Hungry Mile

Contributors

Padraic P McGuinness was educated at St Ignatius College, Sydney Boys High School, University of Sydney, and the London School of Economics. He claims to have acquired his mastery of economics through reading in the public Library. After graduating he worked at various times for the OECD, the Narodny Bank, and as editor of the International Currency Review. Apart from a brief stint with the Minister for Social Security in 1973-74 he has had a distinguished career in Australian journalism since 1971. He now has a widely read column in The Australian.

Professor Kenneth Minogue was born in New Zealand, educated in Sydney, and has subsequently had a distinguished academic career at the London School of Economics He is now recognised internationally as an eminent political philosopher and his analysis of social and political life is always perceptive and informative.

Peter McKeown is an Industrial Relations Consultant with The State Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Victoria) and is the Acting Manager of their Industrial Relations Department. He is an executive member of the International Cargo Handling Association (Australia).

Paul Houlihan was brought up on a dairy farm at Nar Nar Goon, West Gippsland, Victoria. He was educated at St Patrick's College in Ballarat, and after a stint back on the family farm at Nar Nar Goon he bought an irrigation farm at Jerilderie in the Riverina, NSW. Subsequently he worked for the Federated Clerk's Union, as Tasmanian State Secretary, for ten years. He was appointed Industrial Director of the National Farmers' Federation in December 1980, and in 1988 set up as a consultant in industrial relations.

Dr Peter Barnard was educated at Macquarie University and the University of Adelaide. After obtaining his PhD he worked for the Australian Road Research Board, taught economics at Macquarie University, consulted on the Very Fast Train Project and was then appointed Director of Transport Policy for the National Farmers Federation. He has devoted much time and energy in recent years to the study of Australia's waterfront problems.

David Trebeck is an economist who has had a distinguished career as a consultant. Whilst his main endeavours have been with the rural industries he has been involved in a wide range of industrial and political activities. He is now senior partner with ACIL Australia, the largest economic consultancy in Australasia. He spent some time in New Zealand where he worked on behalf of the New Zealand Business Roundtable on the problems of Australia-New Zealand Maritime trade.

Ian McLachlan, AO formerly President of the National Farmers Federation, has recently won Liberal Party pre-selection for the Federal seat of Barker in South Australia.

Geoff Carmody is a former Treasury official who, having gone into private consultancy, has achieved distinction as an advocate in National Wage cases. His consultancy firm, 'Access Economics' was cited by the Prime Minister during the debate with the Leader of the Opposition as a source of authoritative economic advice. This citation may have caused some heartburn within the ranks of his former colleagues still at the Treasury.

The Hon Roger Douglas,MP became Minister for Finance in the New Zealand Government in 1984 and was responsible for introducing historic reforms in that country. He resigned from the government last year and has since been campaigning for the continuance of the deregulatory and liberalising policies which he introduced.