Nine Media’s Shane Wright and Millie Muroi have written a detailed report explaining how the nation’s asymmetric responsibilities and vertical fiscal imbalances are harming service delivery, infrastructure, businesses, and overall productivity and living standards.
There is an increasing number of Australian politicians and policymakers who believe that the nation’s federal system is a key cause of its declining living standards and tepid economic growth.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has described federation as “a handbrake on the economy”, while some view that its many problems can be traced back to its birth in 1901.
