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John Roskam

Menzies’ message forgotten as Liberals create leaners, not lifters

Correlation is not causation – but sometimes it is. In recent years, as the size of government has grown, Australia’s economic productivity has declined.

They probably won’t. But they should. Everyone attending the Albanese government’s “productivity summit” should read Leviathan on the Rampage, a report by Robert Carling from the Centre for Independent Studies that was released this week.

The newspaper headline to The Australian Financial Review’s coverage of the research did more than just sum up the report’s findings. It also brilliantly encapsulates what has happened to the country.

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John Roskam is a senior fellow at the Institute of Public Affairs. Connect with John on Twitter.

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    Original URL: https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/menzies-message-forgotten-as-liberals-create-leaners-not-lifters-20250722-p5mgrk