Federalism and Prosperity

But business groups, along with many experts, want a sweeping overhaul of the federal system, not more ad-hoc interventions from Canberra. “There is growing evidence that the way Australia’s federal system currently operates is becoming a major barrier to future prosperity,” says the Business Council of Australia.  

‘Howard’s Grab for Power’ by Matt Wade and Mark Metherel, The Sydney Morning Herald, 4 August 2007, p. 25.