Daniel Andrews is a progressive premier from Labor’s Socialist Left and Perrottet’s a conservative Catholic from the Liberals’ right. But their desire to be bold political reformers trumps rigid ideology. | OPINION annikasmethurst springst
There were toilet paper wars in the aisle of our supermarkets and name-calling from state and federal leaders as state borders closed, then reopened and then closed again.In many ways, the pandemic was the ultimate test of Australia's fractured federation, and it barely survived.
Keating took a different tack, establishing the Council of Australian Governments in 1992 as a way of dealing with the complex policy challenges and overlap between state and federal governments.Fast-forward to Abbott who, prompted by concerns about duplication between state and federal governments, established a white paper process which was meant to reallocate responsibilities.
Buoyed by Canberra’s diminished authority during the pandemic, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet have formed an unlikely alliance to push for transformational reforms to health funding, tax and childcare. The message within the Perrottet government is that there is also a power that comes from aligning with a Labor leader because it removes any partisan elements.
Out if it sprung opportunity. Instead, Perrottet teamed up with Victorian treasurer, Tim Pallas, bypassing the federal government and setting up the board of state and territory treasurers. To leverage the Commonwealth in this way, there also needs to be a level of trust and respect between the two states.
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