OZschwitz: BIG business has declared war on the fed government, with leaders labelling it intrusive, short sighted, heavy handed, possibly illegitimate, and the most difficult administration it has dealt with

BIG business has declared war on the federal government, with corporate leaders labelling it intrusive, short sighted, heavy handed, possibly illegitimate, and the most difficult administration it has dealt with.

Leading the charge was a director of Westpac and BHP Billiton, Lindsay Maxsted, who said he could not recall a time when relations between the government and business had been more difficult.

Speaking at a business lunch in Melbourne, Mr Maxsted accused the government of being unpredictable and operating with a ''heavy touch''.
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''A large part of that comes back to a lack of overall vision and therefore you don't get consistency in the determination of policy and application of policy, and that's the thing we all dislike about it,'' he said. ''Everything is about short term and 'what will win my vote tomorrow?' as opposed to what is in the long-term interests of the country.''

http://www.smh.com.au/national/gillard-hits-new-low-with-business-20110722-1ht0k.html

OZschwitz: BIG business has declared war on the fed government, with leaders labelling it intrusive, short sighted, heavy handed, possibly illegitimate, and the most difficult administration it has dealt with

OZschwitz: BIG business has declared war on the fed government, with leaders labelling it intrusive, short sighted, heavy handed, possibly illegitimate, and the most difficult administration it has dealt with

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