This bloke has been banging his head against the wall for ages - I swear he puts out this article at least twice a year. Perhaps he's atrophied too...
The state of the state
Can South Australia, a state conceived in the 19th century and now shackled to a regressive political orthodoxy and failing economy, survive in the 21st century? Yes, but only if two serious defects are remedied, writes Malcolm King.
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If the state’s production and tax base keeps shrinking and the rate of recurrent and non-recurrent federally-funded monies keeps rising, then South Australia might as well become an incorporated, wholly owned subsidiary of the Commonwealth Government.
The state can prosper but it must correct two serious defects that have plagued it for 40 years: educational under-achievement and atrophied thinking in the public and private sectors.
https://indaily.com.au/opinion/2018/02/21/the-state-of-the-state/