Sky News host Cory Bernardi says the Albanese government is giving itself a “free pass” by handing responsibility for employment to the RBA.
“It’s unlikely that unemployment figures will fall much if at all from the current 3.5 per cent or so.
But if they rise, the blame will now be sheeted home to the Reserve Bank of Australia,” he said.“Of course, officially, this reform is all about modernising the RBA. It’s got nothing to do with having them act as a political shield for a struggling government.”
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