"Blame the last lot" is an iron law of politics for an incoming government, and one can hardly blame Labor for playing the game.
If we want to blame somebody for not keeping inflation under control, then we should take up the invitation issued by the former Reserve Bank governor Ian Macfarlane to "blame us, blame the bank".
How about the chronic skills shortages? There is no argument that trade and professional skills are in short supply. It shows up in every business survey and has done for some time.
Alan Collett alan-at-gomatilda-dot-com Registered Migration Agent Number 0102534 Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia http://www.gomatilda.com and http://www.collettandco.co.uk Offices in Southampton - England; Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, and Geelong - Australia
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