Labor in the Hawke-Keating era started this off, unfortunately, although Howard certainly finished the job.
This whole neoliberal mindset is deeply embedded in most politicians of a certain age who all fully bought into the idea since it became dominant in the 1980s and have been slow to abandon it (even amongst those that are acting in good faith).
John Howard fucked us and then no one undid the damage.
Labor in the Hawke-Keating era started this off, unfortunately, although Howard certainly finished the job.
This whole neoliberal mindset is deeply embedded in most politicians of a certain age who all fully bought into the idea since it became dominant in the 1980s and have been slow to abandon it (even amongst those that are acting in good faith).