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home / archives / 1985 / 17th September

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The moral high ground!

Prime minister Bob Hawke and Treasurer Paul Keating had held a tax summit and promised tax reforms as part of the platform during a second election. Keating wanted to introduce a GST and other economic reforms. A cabinet about-face denied him this opportuntity due to perceived effects on the Labor Government's popularity.