Unionism in a Hostile Environment. Paul Goulter to ACTU

A speech given by Paul Goulter to the ACTU Organising Conference in Sydney on 24 March 2002.

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Over the last few years we have met a number of visitors from Denmark. While we have been flattered by the interest shown in our small country at the bottom of the world, unfortunately we have to say we are not proud of the story that we have to tell about our recent past.

For the last 15 years or so, New Zealand has been regarded by neo-liberals is something of a cause cel?bre - a shining example of how bold free-market policies can create a high performing economy. But in recent years there has been more and more evidence accumulating that the experiment was a total failure, or at the very least was an extreme and misguided reaction to the so-called heavy-handed regulation existing prior to 1984.

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