You have to smile at those whose first response to information is not to critique the article but to criticise the source, especially when they go back decades to show the source as unreliable.
I suggest these people stick to their little club of ‘trusted’ sources (ie. Australia Institute, ABC, Fairfax, Guardian etc). No bias or agendas there, no sir. You’ll be so much more comfortable.
An interesting follow-up to the article would be to measure whether the increased regulation has led to better outcomes. Are our skies safer? Has ASIC and ACCC regulations collared more corporate cowboys and scammers? Has increased planning and building regulation resulted in better buildings?
I think not, but I’d like to see someone try to quantify an answer.