If Anthony Albanese is re-elected, rebooting the Federation white paper process would be an important enabling capability for sorting out a raft of issues including upping the rate of the GST.
During the caretaker period before each election, the nation’s public servants prepare an “incoming government brief”, or red book and blue book, for each side in case they are successful; the other is shredded. Here is one expert’s take on Labor’s platform.
Having been re-elected gives you the opportunity to build on the successes of your first term, and avoid some of the mistakes made in it.
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Richard Holden is Scientia Professor of Economics at UNSW Business School. Connect with Richard on Twitter.
