Thread by @abc730

As #coronavirusaustralia infection rates fall and restrictions ease, there could be a sense that the worst is over. But there is still a long, grim path ahead for the economy and it has renewed calls for economic reform. #abc730 @latingle #Covid19Aus #auspol

A large part of the problem with economic reform is that it has been talked up so often, only to end up crashing on the rocks of intransigence or ideology. @latingle #abc730 #auspol

When Prime Minister @ScottMorrisonMP started a new conversation about economic reforms to help the economy back on its feet, the usual suspects were mentioned: industrial relations reform, tax and red tape. @latingle #abc730 #auspol

There seems to be a willingness to cooperate between big business and the trade union movement, which have been at loggerheads for so long now. @latingle #abc730 #auspol

“It'd be great if we could get on the same page, before we go into this set of reform, about what kind of society do we want to be.” Jennifer Westacott, CEO @BCAcomau #abc730 #auspol

“There are common issues here. There's common concerns around wanting to have a better bargaining system, common concerns about wanting to address the level of wage theft. Hopefully there's a shared view that we shouldn't have so many insecure jobs.” @sallymcmanus #abc730 #auspol

“If you're going to have a local manufacturing industry, there's ways that governments can support that. They can support that through skills, they can support that as well by using their own procurement power.” @sallymcmanus @unionsaustralia #abc730 #auspol

“What we want is a competitive tax system, not the lowest tax rates for businesses, but something that is competitive. Now, that might be company tax, but it might be an investment allowance.” Jennifer Westacott, CEO @BCAcomau #abc730 #auspol