Hewson's View: We can't afford the gloves to come off in bid for national unity

By John Hewson
Updated July 2 2021 - 3:13am, first published May 28 2020 - 7:00pm
The Australian economy was in decline before COVID, with weakening growth and employment, and record household and mounting corporate debt. Photo: Shutterstock
The Australian economy was in decline before COVID, with weakening growth and employment, and record household and mounting corporate debt. Photo: Shutterstock

The concept of the National Cabinet is wearing thin. The initial aim was an attempt to ensure coordination and collaboration (C&C) between the federal and state governments in the response to the "unprecedented" challenges of the pandemic, COVID-19.