PoliticsFederalFederal budgetOpinionLabor’s tax reform con was 18 months in the griftingThe setting was a heavily publicised economic reform roundtable, orchestrated by the treasurer: polished and carefully stage-managed but a complete ruse.Ted O'BrienFederal MPIn the crime classic The Grifters, ruthless con artists lure vulnerable folk into a false sense of security before picking them clean and leaving them ruined.A remarkably similar long con has been unfolding in Australia over the past 18 months – hidden in plain sight.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Latest In FederalFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In Politics
Labor’s tax reform con was 18 months in the grifting
The setting was a heavily publicised economic reform roundtable, orchestrated by the treasurer: polished and carefully stage-managed but a complete ruse.
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