‘Chilling effect:’ Business heavyweights send an economic warning to Canberra

Business heavyweights have sounded a warning about the economic dangers of populism, saying it threatens to corrode trust in key institutions and make it harder to achieve much-needed policy reforms.

Comyn said politics should be a contest of ideas, but policy discussion should be “fact-based” and in the long-term interests of Australia and the economy. Comyn said Australia had a “good history and track record of trust and confidence” and this had served the nation well, and it was important this trust was not lost. Later, after Albanese’s speech, Comyn said he thought the Prime Minister hadRob Scott, Managing Director of Wesfarmers , and Charles Graham, Chairman of Musica Viva Australia .

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