“Rather I believe that over many years, by all persuasions of government, supported by society in general, policies have been adopted which have resulted in Australia becoming a very high cost producer. This cost base combined with a very small domestic market, and poor proximity to any substantial international markets, means that unless Aus has a very strong competitive advantage it cannot compete.….”
but, I agree with ‘almost’ all of your post
the thing is that only one thing can be discussed at a time and even the most basic of issues has to be worked through on here like dealing with small children