AFR demands MORE privatisation

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The AFR’s John Kehoe penned a contradictory article simultaneously calling for more privatisation, only to then complain that privatisation has led to poor consequences and ripped off users:

The Albanese government is mistakenly moving away from selling off public assets…

Now, facing gross debt approaching $1 trillion and higher interest rates, the federal government should put privatisation of the NBN and other assets such as Australia Post on the agenda this decade.

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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.