He has been made a companion of the Order of Australia for eminent service to the community as a public servant, and for the development of economic policy and climate change strategy. Australia Day honours: Anna Bligh and Jimmy Barnes speak up for first Australians Read more“It was a bit of a surprise, I must say,” he tells Guardian Australia. And the then Singaporean prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew, was warning Australia was on the pathway to becoming the poor white trash of Asia. Many of Australia’s leaders in business, unions and political organisations have never experienced an economic downturn in their adult lives. He hopes Australia’s political and business leaders figure out a way to work together to prevent that happening.

Source: The Guardian January 26, 2017 04:36 UTC