Government agencies bend taxpayers over barrel

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The rorting of Australian taxpayers by independent government agencies has truly jumped the shark.

Let’s recall some of the examples revealed this month alone.

First up we have NBN Co, which wouldn’t know how to deliver reliable and fast internet if its life depended on it.

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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.