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The Regulated Country

How Australia built an economy where almost every decision requires permission

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Aug 24, 2026
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Perhaps the greatest threat to Australian productivity isn’t that we’ve stopped trying. But that we’ve stopped being allowed to.

Try opening a storefront, building a retaining wall, or giving someone …

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