A gas bubble cannot lift Australia to manufacturing recovery

 The Australian government made a rod for its own back with the concept of a post-COVID economic stimulus. Some good ideas with immediate and long-term benefits have been flushed out. Yet they can be overwhelmed by vague thinking, vested interests, and rent-seekers.


There are no clearer examples than the calls for a gas-led or a green-led recovery grounded in the possibility of a renaissance of Australian manufacturing.


Read more: https://www.afr.com/policy/economy/a-gas-bubble-cannot-lift-australia-to-manufacturing-recovery-20200812-p55kuf

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