Big business in Australia has seized on Donald Trump’s appointment of Elon Musk to slash red tape and wasteful spending, by pressing local political parties to appoint a minister for deregulation and get the government out of the way of private enterprise.
About 30 chief executives will descend on Canberra this week to meet Treasurer Jim Chalmers and shadow treasurer Angus Taylor to push the Business Council of Australia’s 40-page election policy platform.
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John Kehoe is economics editor at Parliament House, Canberra. He writes on economics, politics and business. John was Washington correspondent covering Donald Trump’s first election. He joined the Financial Review in 2008 from Treasury. Connect with John on Twitter. Email John at jkehoe@afr.com
