James O’Neill
https://journal-neo.org/2020/09/09/australia-confronts-a-changing-economic-world/
Australia’s slavish lockstep with U.S. administration policies will end in tears. Australia is a country totally dependent on export of raw materials, food stuffs and tourism. Successive governments have seen off more complex industries. Despite this, new areas like education have expanded rapidly with the popularity for Chinese people to study in here. Recent events show that we have become subject to the vagaries of export trade.
James O’Neill explores the vulnerabilities and the stupidity of Australian government policies. The role of ALP as an alternative comes under some scrutiny. The nightmares and wounds of the Whitlam government’s dismissal in 1975 still haunts the ALP. They call for nuance and play the bi-partisan card. They are acutely aware of their master’s displeasure.
