Via the ABC:
Paul Keating has accused the Reserve Bank of conservatism, laziness and failing to do what is necessary to head off the worst of the coronavirus-induced economic crisis.
In a letter distributed to the media, the former prime minister said the RBA should be funding the “mountainous sums” of government spending required to support the corona-ravaged economy, and it should not rule out the policy option of buying government bonds directly from Treasury to do so.