Mates’ rates: Protectionism was already accelerating before Labor’s bailout mania took off
Even before bailouts for heavy industry, the cost to taxpayers of Labor’s manufacturing fetish was surging — mainly to the benefit of male workers. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (Image: AAP/David Crosling) Taxpayers face a new era of costly manufacturing protectionism as Labor’s Future Made In Australia takes off and the…
bubmagOctober 15, 2025