Julia Gillard can’t sweet talk the economy

The key question about today’s Economic Forum in Brisbane is whether the government is in transmit or receive mode. We suspect the former, that it’s a combination pep talk and marketing exercise. That’s certainly how it started last night.

In fact it’s probably fair to say that very few, if any, of the 130 participants is there in listen-only mode; everyone wants to transmit these days.

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