Monday, July 26, 2021

Political gridlock, institutional decay, party tribalism thwarting unpopular policy reforms, Grattan Institute warns. Monday Finance with Peter Ryan.

Throughout the pandemic, trust in both state and federal governments has been on the rise especially as emergency support measures like Jobkeeper kept the economy afloat.

But a report out this morning says that while the focus has understandably been on the economic rescue, governments are too busy focussing on popularity and remaining in office rather than tacking major policy reforms that would boost the nation's prosperity.

So where are the politically "courageous" decisions of the 80s and 90s under prime ministers Bob Hawke, Paul Keating and John Howard?

I speak with Grattan Institute senior fellow John Daley on RN Breakfast.




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