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Manuscript Name | Papers of Peter Reith |
Manuscript Number | JHL 003 |
Last Updated | August 2021 |
Extent | 25 boxes |
Location | Special Collections, UNSW Canberra |
Abstract | Diaries, notebooks and travel diaries kept Peter Reith |
Politics
This collection relates to the political career of The Honourable Peter Reith AM. It includes correspondence, diaries, files, and other material relating to his time in office. The bulk of the collection comprises detailed notebooks from his time in office.
1977-2001
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Reith
Peter Keaston Reith was a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1982 to 1983 and from 1984 to 2001 representing the Division of Flinders. Reith was born in Melbourne, Victoria and was educated at Monash University where he studied law. In 1990, Reith was elected deputy leader of the Liberal Party under John Hewson. He was replaced by Michael Wooldridge after the 1993 election. In the Howard Government, Reith served as Minister for Industrial Relations (1996 – 1997), Minister for Small Business (1997 – 2001), Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations (1998 – 2001), and finally Minister for Defence from January 2001 until his retirement at the 2001 election.
References:
Parliament of Australia ‘Hon Peter Reith MP’ https://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=WI4retr... 18 March 2020
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Copying: Copying of material for private study and research is approved.
Papers of Peter Reith, Special Collections, UNSW Canberra, Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra, JHL 003, Box [Number], Folder [Number].
The collection was donated to The Howard Library by Peter Reith in 2017.
Further papers of Peter Reith are held by the National Archives of Australia. Series A750 https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/DetailsReports...
Howard government, political history, Liberal Party of Australia, Division of Flinders
Peter Reith, 1950-
Liberal Party of Australia
Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division)
Politicians
Notebook 85 From April 1998 – Index
Notebook 86 From 8 May 1998 – Index
Notebook 86/1 From June 1998 – Index
Notebook 87 From 29 June 1998 – Index
Notebook 88 From 27 July 1998 – Index
Notebook 89 From 13 April 1998. Newspaper cuttings about the Waterfront dispute.
Notebook 90 From 16 August 1998 – Index
Notebook 91 From 30 August 1998. Day of the announcement of the 1998 election – Index
Notebook 92 From 12 September 1998 – Index
Notebook 93. The last 8 days of the 1998 Federal Election – Index
Notebook 94 From 4 October 1998 – Index
Notebook 96 From 6 November 1998 – Index
Notebook 97 From December 1998 – Index
(NB: Notebook 98 wasn’t transferred but is referred to in Notebook 97 as Trip New Zealand January 1999)
Notebook 99 From 25 March 1999 – Index
Notebook 100 From 19 May 1999 – Index. Includes program for Cabinet Dinner hosted by Prime Minister and Mrs Howard to honour The Hon Tim Fischer MP
Notebook 103 From 30 July 1999 – Index. Includes Chinese President address to Cabinet and program for Parliamentary Luncheon hosted by Prime Minister Howard and Mrs Howard for His Excellency Mr Jiang Zemin President of the People’s Republic of China
Notebook 104 From 18 September 1999. Victorian State Election – Index
Notebook 105 From 19 October 1999 – Index
Notebook 106 From 1 February 2000 – Index includes program for Dinner in honour of Mr Bertie Ahern TD Taoiseach of Ireland hosted by Prime Minister John Howard and Mrs Howard, seating arrangements booklet for The Queen’s Tour Luncheon hosted by The Prime Minister and Mrs Howard and the Premier and Mrs Carr 20 March 2000
Notebook 107 From 8 May 2000 – Index includes program for Annual Coalition Dinner hosted by John and Janette Howard and John and Julia Anderson, 8 May 2000
Four volumes of Workplace Reform in Australia and A Compendium of Ministerial Papers
Two volumes of Fightback! and Taxation and Expenditure Reform for Jobs and Growth
and Fightback Supplementary Papers
Volume 2 A – 14 August 1987 – 16 September 1988
Volume 2 B – 14 August 1987 – 16 September 1988
Volume 2 C – 14 August 1987 – 16 September 1988
Volume 3 A – 16 September 1988 – 12 May 1989
Volume 3 B – 16 September 1988 – 12 May 1989
Volume 4 A – 12 May 1989 – 24 March 1990
Volume 4 B – 12 May 1989 – 24 March 1990
Volume 5 A – 25 March 1990 to 31 December 1990
Volume 5 B – 25 March 1990 to 31 December 1990
Volume 6 A – 1 January 1991 to 31 December 1991
Volume 6 B – 1 January 1991 to 31 December 1991
1988 Constitutional Referendums
Notebook 47 From February 1995 – Index
Notebook 48 From May 1995 Includes Index for all at March 1995
Notebook 50 From 1 June 1995 includes Geneva 6 – 23 June 1995
Notebook 52 From 11 July 1995 – Index
Notebook 54 From 10 October 1995 – Index
Notebook 55 From 16 December 1995 – Includes Index up to & including Notebook 55
Notebook 56 From 27 January 1996 – Index
Notebook 57 From 25 February 1996 – Index
Notebook 58 From March 1996
Notebook 59 From March 1996 – Concurrent with Notebook 58 For Public Service House
Notebook 60 From 22 April 1996 - Index
Notebook 61 From 22 May 1996 – Index
Notebook 62 From 16 July 1996 – Index
Notebook 63 From 18 August 1996 – Index
Notebook 64 From 17 September 1996 – Index
Notebook 65 From 14 October 1996 – Index
Notebook 66 From 8 November 1996 – Index
Notebook 67 From 8 December 1996 – Index
Notebook 68 From 3 February 1997 – Index
Notebook 69 From 16 March 1997 – Index
Notebook 70 From April 1997 including trip to Japan, Korea, Hong Kong – Index
Notebook 79 (inside 79A) – Waterfront Reform – Sequence of Events
Notebook 72 From 6 May 1997 – Index
Notebook 108 From 14 August 2000 – Index
Notebook 109 From 5 Jan 2001 – Index
Notebook 111 From April 2001? – Index
Notebook 112 Opened 1 July 2001 – Index including Tampa and dinner program Australia-United States Ministerial Talks given by the Honourable John Howard 30 July 2001
Notebook 113 From 30 August 2001 – Index includes Tampa
Notebook 114 From 28 September 2001 – Index includes removal of Unauthorised Boat Arrivals (UBAs) from HMAS Manoora, and US military relations with Allies, SIEV X, Costello
Notebook 115 From November 2001 – Index
Notebook 116 From 31 December 2001 – Index
‘Breaking the Gridlock – Towards a Simpler National Workplace Relations System’
‘Breaking the Gridlock – Towards a Simpler National Workplace Relations System – Discussion Paper 1 The Case for Change’
‘Breaking the Gridlock – Towards a Simpler National Workplace Relations System – Discussion Paper 2 A New Structure’
‘Commissioning of HMAS Warramunga’ Saturday 31 March 2001
ACTU The Need for Fairness in the Workplace – ACTU Response to the Federal Government’s ‘The Reform of Workplace Relations-Implementation Discussion Paper March 1996’
‘Towards a best practice Australian public service’ Issued by the Minister for Industrial Relations and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service the Hon Peter Reith MP November 1996 – discussion paper
'Reith releases Waterfront meeting agenda’ dated 26 October 1996 and attached papers
Commonwealth Department of Transport and Regional Development Consultancy Commission No.97/0733 ‘Consultancy for research advice on maritime and Stevedoring occupational health and safety issues’ October 1997
Coopers & Lybrand ‘WST or GST unravelling the key issues’ Solutions for Business, 1991
Waterfront – National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) Webb Dock dispute 28 January 1998
Waterfront – NFF Webb Dock dispute 29 January 1998
Waterfront Reform 7 Benchmark Objectives April 1998
Pattern Bargaining and Industrial Action – Ministerial Information Paper May 2000
International Performance Indicators Waterfront Research Report 47 1993
Linder Shipping Cargoes and Conferences Report of the Part X Review Panel 1993
A framework for reform of Australian Shipping – Report by the Shipping Reform Group 1997
Tax Reform not a new tax – a new tax system The Howard Government’s Plan for a New Tax System, August 1998
Reform of the Australian Taxation System - Statement by the Treasurer The Hon. Paul Keating, MP, September 1985
The Things that Matter Coalition Goals Supplementary Papers September 1994
Labor’s ‘Wealth’ Tax threatens the unwealthy family, Peter Reith, 2nd Edition, November 1986
Unfair dismissal: Impact on business and hiring intentions. A compendium of supporting materials. Peter Reith, November 1998
The continuing reform of workplace relations: Implementation of More Jobs, Better Pay, Peter Reith, May 1999
Planning in Victoria, Elaine V. Reith and Peter K. Reith, 1977
Protecting job opportunities for young people, Peter Reith, June 1998
Improving access and service delivery: administration of the AIRC and the Registry, Peter Reith, July 1998
19 February 1942, The bombing of Darwin Official Program of Commemoration 19 February 2001
Direct Democracy The Way Ahead Peter Reith, Autumn, 1994
The Case for Further Deregulation of the Labour Market. A research paper prepared by Des Moore on behalf of contributing members of the Labour Ministers’ Council, November 1998
Policies for a Coalition Government. More Jobs, Better Pay A Stronger Australia
Waterfront – NFF Webb Dock Dispute 30 January 1998
Waterfront – NFF Webb Dock Dispute 31 January 1998, 1 March 1998, 2 March 1998
Waterfront – NFF Webb Dock Dispute 3 February 1998
Waterfront – NFF Webb Dock Dispute 4 February 1998 and 5 February 1998
Waterfront – NFF Webb Dock Dispute 6 February 1998, 7 February 1998, 8 February 1998
Waterfront – NFF Webb Dock Dispute 9 February 1998, 10 February 1998, 10 February 1998, 11 February 1998, 12 February 1998
Waterfront – NFF Webb Dock Dispute 4 March 1998 – 16 March 1998
Waterfront Dispute 8 April 1998
Waterfront Dispute 8 April 1998
Waterfront Dispute 9 February 1998
Waterfront Dispute 10 April 1998, 11 April 1998
Waterfront Dispute 12 April 1998 to 14 April 1998
Waterfront Dispute 15 April 1998
Waterfront Dispute 18 April 1998 and 19 April 1998
Waterfront Dispute 20 April 1998
Waterfront Dispute 21 April 1998 media/press cuttings
Waterfront Dispute 8 May 1998
Waterfront Dispute 9 May 1998 to 11 May 1998
Waterfront Dispute 12 May 1998 to 15 May 1998
Waterfront General – Media Monitors and office notes and copy of Fynwest document ‘Confirmation of Contract Details for Dubai Trainees’
Waterfront Dispute 16 May 1998 to 22 May 1998
Waterfront Dispute 23 May 1998 to 5 June 1998
Waterfront Dispute 6 June 1998 to 17 June 1998 (Media Monitors)
Waterfront Dispute 18 June 1998 to 30 June 1998 (Media Monitors)
Waterfront Dispute 1 July 1998 to 3 October 1998 (Media Monitors)
Waterfront Dispute 4 October 1998 (Media Monitors)
Waterfront – Kernot, McMullan, Crean, Ferguson, Evans, Others (Media Monitors)
Waterfront – NFF Webb Dock Dispute 24 February 1998 to 3 March 1998
Waterfront Dispute 1 April 1998 to 7 April 1998
Tuesday 21 April 1998
Waterfront Dispute Thursday 23 April 1998
Waterfront Dispute 24 April 1998
Waterfront – NFF Webb Dock Dispute 17 March 1998 to 25 March 1998
Waterfront – Beazley Tanner (February 1998 to May 1998)
Waterfront – NFF Webb Dock Dispute 13 February 1998 to 17 February 1998
Waterfront – NFF Webb Dock Dispute 26 March 1998 to 31 March 1998
April 1998 Media Monitors papers
Waterfront Dispute 20 April 1998
Waterfront Dispute 22 April 1998
Waterfront – NFF Webb Dock Dispute 18 FEbruary 1998 to 23 February 1998
Waterfront Dispute 16 April 1998
Waterfront Dispute 23 April 1998
17 April 1998 Media Monitors papers
Agreement between the Commonwealth Government and the Australian Democrats on the Workplace Relations Bill October 1996
Franchising Code of Conduct
Waterfront Reform 7 Benchmark Objectives April 1998
The continuing reform of workplace relations: Implementation of More Jobs, Better Pay, May 1999
'Tax Reform not a new tax a new tax system’
'An Initiative of the Federal Government – Indigenous Employment Policy’
Reith – On Republic 1993-1999
Waterfront Papers
‘Referendum 1988 The YES and NO cases’ [Audio]
‘Liberal Party – Referendum M123A. 124A’ [Audio]
‘The Referendum Questions – Our Constitutional Crisis’ Dr David Mitchell [Audio]
Pilots’ Dispute 1989
Coalition Bulletin Special Edition 'Fightback! The Coalition’s Economic Reform Package’
Coopers & Lybrand ‘WST or GSST Unravelling the key issues’
Index – up to and including Notebook 114 – at November 2001
Waterfront Dispute 17 April 1998
Waterfront Dispute court judgements
Miscellaneous Web Dock documents
NOTEBOOKS NUMBERED 1-15
1: Commenced April 1986: some notes in point form on a range of issues
2: Notes with Index
3: Housing and construction – notes and includes a few notes by Tuckey
4: Shadow Attorney-General – appointed 14 August 1987 – Index
5: Shadow Attorney-General notes – Index
6: Shadow Attorney-General – Index
7: Notes with Index
8: Constitutional Issues – notebook opened 4 January 1988 – Index
9: Notes with Index
10: Notebook opened 3 March 1988 – ‘Started to use this notebook for Industrial Relations on 12 October 1988’ – Index
11. Industrial Relations from 16 September 1988 to 12 May 1989 – Index
12. Education portfolio – appointed Shadow Minister 12 May 1989 – Index
13. Schools Policy Notebook – from 12 June 1989 – Index
14. Inside front cover ‘(For Memoirs) 14 BNG [?] 24 re Fraser . RBA . & Page 22’ – Index
15. ‘This is the third book opened on Treasury issues. 27 May 1990’ – Index
Notebook 73 from 8 June 1997 – Index – Current Issues Speaking Points
Notebook 74 from 14 July 1997 – 18 July 1997 Sworn in Workplace Relations and Small Business – Index
Notebook 75 from 11 August 1997 – Index – Full Ansett ticket
Notebook 76 from 14 September 1997 – Index - Cartoon
Notebook 77 from 4 October 1977 – Maritime Reform from 9 October 1997 – Index
Notebook 78 – Trip International Labour Organization Asian Regional meeting. 7 December 1997 to 13 December 1997. Bangkok, Thailand – Index
Notebook 79 from 4 November 97 – Index Ansett boarding pass and program for dinner in honour of Mr Wim Kok, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and Mrs Rita Kok given by The Honourable John Howard MP and Mrs Howard 10 November 1997
Notebook 80 from 28 November 1997 – Index
Notebook 81 from 7 January 1998 – Index
Notebook 82 from 1 February 1998 – Index
Notebook 83 from 21 February 1998 – Index
Notebook 84 from 20 March 1998 – Index
Notebook 16 – Index (1990-1991-1992?)
Notebook 17 – Index (includes pages marked ‘for Memoirs’)
Notebook 18 includes the 1993 election campaign note book – Peter Reith, March 1993 –Index - includes Fightback booklet
Notebook 19: After the 1993 Election – Index
Notebook 20: Appointed 8 September 1993 Shadow Special Minister of State Member of Shadow Cabinet - Index
Notebook 35 NZ 1992 Old Passports – Trip to New Zealand – Tuesday 28 July 1992: Friday 31 July 1992 Indonesia/Malaysia – Visit to Indonesia 5 July 1992 - 9 July 1992 – Index
Notebook 39 China 1994
Notebook 32 – Trip to the United States 23 January 1991 to 9 February 1991 – Index
Notebook 53 – Trip to the United Kingdom 29 September 1995 to 8 October 1995
Notebook 33 – Papua New Guinea 1991 – Index
Notebook 102 Trip to Japan 24 July to 30 July 1999
Notebook 98 – Trip to NZ January 1999
Notebook 110 – Visit to China March 2001
Notebook 41 – Taiwan Pacific Democrat Union Korea 1994
Index (20 June 2000 - 24 June 2000, Brunei)
Notebook 101 – Geneva-United Kingdom 5 June 1999 – 19 June 1999
Notebook 40 - United Nations Hawaii – Trip to the United Nations. New York, USA September - October 1994
Notebook 38 – Trip to New Zealand 13 June 1994 to 17 June 1994 includes change of Liberal Party leadership notes and Defence in NZ
United States 2001, 26 April 2001 – 3 May 2001
Notebook 37, Israel. 1993. Index
Volume 7 A -1 January 1992 to 31 December 1992
Volume 7 B -1 January 1992 to 31 December 1992
Volume 8 – 1 January 19993 to 23 March 1993
Volume 9 – 23 March 1993 to 17 January 1994
Volume 10 – 17 January 1994 to 25 September 1994
Volume 11 – 25 September 1994 to 31 January 1995
Volume 12 A – 31 January 1995 to 1 December 1995
Volume 12 B – 31 January 1995 to 1 December 1995
Volume 13 – 2 December 1995 to 2 March 1996
Volume 14 – 3 March 1996 – 30 June 1996
Volume 15 – 1 July – 31 December 1996
Volume 16 – 1 January 1997 – 30 June 1997
Volume 17 A – 1 July 1997 – 31 December 1997
Volume 17 B – 1 July 1997 – 31 December 1997
Volume 18 A – 1 January 1998 – 30 June 1998
Volume 18 B – 1 January 1998 – 30 June 1998
Volume 18 C – 1 January 1998 – 30 June 1998
Volume 19 A – 1 July 1998 – 31 December 1998
Volume 19 B – 1 July 1998 – 31 December 1998
Volume 20 A – 1 January 1999 – 30 June 1999
Volume 20 B – 1 January 1999 – 30 June 1999
Volume 21 A – 1 July 1999 – 31 December 1999
Volume 21 B – 1 July 1999 – 31 December 1999
Volume 22 A – 1 January 2000 – 30 June 2000
Volume 22 B – 1 January 2000 – 30 June 2000
Volume 23 A – 1 July 2000 – 31 December 2000
Volume 23 B – 1 July 2000 – 31 December 2000
Volume 24 A – 1 January 2001 – 30 June 2001
Volume 24 B – 1 January 2001 – 30 June 2001
Volume 25 A – 1 July 2001 – 3 October 2001
Volume 25 B – 1 July 2001 – 3 October 2001