The Australian economy has not had a major (positive) reform since the GST was introduced a generation ago. And while good economic policy doesn’t have to involve continuous change, it also can’t be set and forget.But if proposed reforms are as downright dopey as most of the ones we’ve seen – from across the political spectrum – it would be far better we just did nothing at all.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles