Why don't we have 30 year fixed mortgages in Australia like other countries., page-10

Yeah thats why they invented vegetable coccoons or fruit sorting machinery or refigerated transport. I call bs because there are many ways to lower your costs.
Nobody does the traditional anymore. All Manufacturers find ways to cut costs.
Some are just too lazy to.
Easier to have empty sheds and claim the expenses against your other income.

Its not that tax system that neefs changing but the economics of allowing non productive assets as a write off.