Polarisation and a political "fracturing" in the Australian community are making it harder to find consensus for major economic reform, former deputy prime minister John Anderson has warned.
The former Nationals leader and deputy to John Howard between 1999 and 2005 said major changes akin to the introduction of the GST are becoming increasingly difficult as consensus politics recedes and leaders with strong ideological foundations struggle to break through.
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Tom McIlroy is the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief based in the press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously the AFR’s political correspondent. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at thomas.mcilroy@afr.com
