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Wasn’t the Royal Commission about the banks? Why give them more power?

8 February 2019

12:28 PM

8 February 2019

12:28 PM

Judging by his Final Report, one could be forgiven for concluding that Commissioner Hayne has little confidence in the common sense and good judgement of the average Australian.

He seems to proceed from a belief that – even when presented with all the required information – people are incapable of making the right decisions for themselves and must be protected by the state.

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