AQ: Australian Quarterly

You Get What You Pay For: Tackling The Tax Taboo

- RICHARD DENNISS

It took decades of neoliberal­ism to destroy Australia’s public sector and, subsequent­ly, trust in the institutio­ns of governance. Australia’s public sector isn’t big enough to meet the challenges of the 21st century, good enough to meet the expectatio­ns of the Australian public, or well governed enough to cope with the inevitable expansion heading its way. If we are to return trust and capability to the system we must be bold, ambitious and, most of all, brave enough to tackle the modern tax taboo…

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