SA Premier slams bank levy white anting

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By Leith van Onselen

South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill yesterday accused the local media of undermining democracy by running advertisements that oppose his government’s controversial bank levy. From The Australian:

South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill has stepped up an extraordinary attack on banks, today accusing the media of co-operating with financial institutions to achieve a “corruption of democracy”.

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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.