The politically preordained outcomes the government wants are already in train. So it’s critical for corporate leaders to get in first to influence the process.
The Jobs and Skills Summit on September 1 and 2 provides business participants with a historic opportunity to influence economic policy decisions by the Albanese Labor government. There are important lessons to learn from the National Economic Summit nearly 40 years ago to avoid previous mistakes.
Bob Hawke’s Labor government won a mandate at the March 1983 election to hold a National Economic Summit and pursue a raft of economic reform initiatives that would fundamentally change the way the country was run. Many business leaders felt compelled to attend and support the reform process.
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Robert Hadler is an independent consultant and director. He is former General Manager Corporate Affairs at Coles.
