Microeconomic reform and the Whitlam Government: the case of telecommunications and post
2013; Routledge; Volume: 37; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1080/14443058.2013.832699
ISSN1835-6419
Autores Tópico(s)Australian History and Society
ResumoArguably the most important microeconomic reform of the 1970s in Australia was the abolition of the Post-Master General's Department (once generally known as the PMG, and later, as the Australian Post Office) and its replacement in 1975 with two more commercially focused organisations: Telecom Australia and Australia Post. At the time of its reform, the Post-Master General's Department was Australia's largest business undertaking and an organisation plagued with difficulties. This article analyses the impact of the reform in the general context of the Whitlam Government (1972–1975) and contemporary Australian economic performance. It also compares the Post-Master General's Department before 1975 with the efficiencies of the two replacement commissions in order to emphasise the reform's importance.
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