The changes took place over 20 odd years and started well before Hawke and Keating. No doubt though that Hawke and Co deregulated the financial markets in the 80's and into the 90's. And it is fair to say that Fraser had the opportunity to do it but could not pull the trigger. Keating was much loved by the Financial Market sector as a boom in wages in this industry took place. Thank you Paul Keating...unfortunately it also led to the establishment of the SES in the Public Service that also led to these parasites earning wages/salaries that were not warranted. Mind you the 60% tax rate we paid in the private sector probably ended up in the pockets of these Bureaucrats.
