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Hey @InsidersABC: Here are some ideas if you're short of questions for the government:
1. Why is Australian wage growth stagnating? Records show Oz now in worst wages slump – relative to total earnings – since records were first published in 1959.
1. Why is Australian wage growth stagnating? Records show Oz now in worst wages slump – relative to total earnings – since records were first published in 1959.
2. Economy: What is this talk of global headwinds? Australia scored 2nd strongest GDP growth in 2009, at 1.92%. Only Poland was higher, at 2.82. That was 2nd year of the #GFC Now, those were headwinds! By contrast, first quarter 2019, Australia's OECD ranking had dropped to 18th!
3. NBN: Where to start? From nation-building idea to unmitigated disaster. Add the $51 billion that the NBN will cost (minimum) to the $38 billion in lost shareholder value for which it is partly to blame, rather than a “nation builder”, the NBN is a $90 billion national travesty
4. Coalition gov says they can't break promises? How about asking why they backflipped on @MathiasCormann and @KellyODwyer commitment last year to deliver lower ASIC fees so they are not the highest in the world?
5. Demise of public service in favour of Big Four: Ask gov to explain the explosion in consulting fees paid to the Big Four accounting firms – EY, Deloitte, PwC and KPMG – following the Coalition’s ascent to office in late 2013. eg. total fees for 2018 are double that of 2014.
In closing, I hope this helps you to put the focus on the government rather than the opposition. Further ideas for important questions can also be found at michaelwest.com.au. @iMusing, @MsVeruca, @Kwingerei, @MichaelWestBiz, @Jommy_Tee, @AlanAustin001, #FraudBand, #auspol
