Economic Policy
With competition failing or under serious threat in key sectors of the economy, the Federal Government is struggling to find the answers or to make the tough policy decisions needed to restore real competition for the benefit of Australian consumers.
Why the struggle? It should be easy to stand up for consumers. After all, consumers are the biggest group in Society. In fact, so big that it covers everyone living in Australia. We are all consumers!
So why not do the right thing on behalf of consumers?
Quite simply, because the big end of town is so effective in stopping Governments and Ministers from doing so.
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