Privatisation has hurt the economy
Selling public assets has created unregulated monopolies that hurt productivity and damage the economy, according to Australia's consumer and competition tsar, who says he is on the verge of becoming a privatisation opponent.
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beyondblue began in October 2000 as a five-year initiative of the Australian federal and state and territory governments after a period of public debate on the treatment of depression sufferers. The aim was to close down all public institutions that catered to mentally ill or socially unstable in order to save cost.
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Kennett was appointed to Beyondblue but I have never heard he had anything to do with its creation. I found it ironic that he was made chairman of a mental health org when it was his policies which had people witj mental health problems discharged into living away from sold off institutions. About nine were shot by police because the promised back up support for those people was inadequate by the Kennett govt.
Another example of grabbing the sale money and not carrying through on the promises made to sell the idea to the public.