This is happening all round Australia. If you are trying to get...

This is happening all round Australia.

If you are trying to get any environmental permit government just wont assess it, or they make up a new rule that stops it, or make the process so costly people walk away.

Small business is the hardest hit. The big players take politicians out for dinner like ex Premier McGowan. He stated if Woodside don't get environmental permitting he will change the laws so they do. The owner of the West Australian newspaper made a billion dollar mining investment decision before he had environmental permits in place, he is also mate with McGowan.

This a substantial driver of inflation.
Basic raw materials for road building have gone up 50 to 100%.
That flows into concrete prices and other building materials.
New pits are not being opened so that limits competition that suit multination companies that have pit in place already. They price control large areas.
Forestry has been stopped or is stopping removing product from market.

Look at land fill cells. The spec has gotten so stupid it significantly adds to the cost of dumping rubbish.

Dutton mentioned the cost of this the other day, I was shocked a politician even new it was an issue.