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Latham's Law

Latham’s law – 11 August 2012

11 August 2012

3:00 PM

11 August 2012

3:00 PM

This is the story of an Australian Opposition Leader who cried wolf about a new tax. In the months leading up to the introduction of the impost, he barnstormed the electorate, predicting job losses, industry closures and unbearable cost of living pressures. Even though the government was paying large amounts of compensation into people’s bank accounts, this political opportunist was undeterred.

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