The Australian economy has had a rough trot the last twelve months or so: economic growth is slow, unemployment is up, wage growth has stagnated, interest rates have been cut to Sweet Fanny Adams – and if that wasn’t enough – the bushfires and coronavirus fears are pushing an already fragile economy into troubled territory. 

Now is the time the government should be doing its best to alleviate pressure on business – take the proverbial foot of its head and give it some room to breathe.