It is time for Ben Morton, who is allegedly the most powerful man in politics outside of the Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg, to undertake a listening tour of business leaders judging from the latest Chanticleer CEO survey.

Morton, a former Liberal Party state director and the Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister and Cabinet, will find plenty of rich material for input into the government's policy framework for kick-starting an economy that most CEOs agree is in need of urgent attention.