"The direction the world is heading these days I think reinforces that governments are becoming more like corporational dictatorships rather than democracies."
yes.
Quite a few self serving people have been calling for Australia to be run like a business, as if business methods are the cure all for everything.
If Australia has been run like a business, you won't see many public hospitals and sewerage facilities in rural Australia, and there won't be many paved roads as well. Why should a business-like government spend taxpayer money on infrastructure assets that will benefit only a few people in regional and rural Australia.