Privatising assets didn’t cost Newman his election. Ignoring basic politics did.
Baird’s asset test
Posted on February 11, 2015 by Graham Young in Economics, News · Tags: Economics, electricity prices, Government Debt, Privatisation
Privatising assets didn’t cost Newman his election. Ignoring basic politics did.
Queensland-based policy think tank the Australian Institute of Progress, has called for a truthful election campaign, saying the choices facing Queenslanders were too important to permit political fictions and misinformation.
Next year’s State Election is shaping as a referendum on the LNP Government’s privatisation agenda. But as well as asking whether they want state assets leased, voters should also ask whether last century’s government ownership model is still the best way to deliver services.