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EPISODE · Aug 13, 2026 · 10 MIN

$176 BILLION WIPED OUT: The terrifying red tape nightmare suffocating Australia’s economy

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4BC Mornings host Gary Hardgrave interviewed IPA Research Fellow Saxon Davidson on alarming new research revealing that over 110,000 federal bureaucrats will soon cost taxpayers $16 billion annually to enforce red tape, choking $176 billion from the Australian economy. They detail how exploding climate portfolios and aggressive net-zero regulations are crippling housing construction, destroying rural communities, and suffocating private enterprise, prompting calls for urgent legislative repeal.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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