Tony Abbott: The mal-investment prime minister

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By Leith van Onselen

In July last year, the Productivity Commission (PC) released a report into the provision of public infrastructure, which presented a scathing assessment of the governance, selection and execution processes by Australia’s governments:

There are many examples of inadequate project selection that have led to costly outcomes for users and taxpayers.

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.