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It would appear that the coalition have learned nothing from their slash-and-burn Abbott-Hockey-Morrison days of “small government” - getting rid of government departments, public servants and services in favour of “privatisation and business investment” - while also merging departments and underfunding essential services, slashing welfare programs and penalising welfare recipients for not being able to get a job. Sussan Ley is making some squeaky wheel “small government” noises again via her desire to cut government spending. First cab off the rank would appear to be “the culture of dependency”, eg, welfare recipients. You just need to look at how well that went under the coalition with Robodebt and the Cashless Debit Card last time to know that it would again be an unmitigated disaster. Sussan is quick to point out that it’s “not about attacking people who rely on government programs” Yes it is, Sussan.. because it’s easier for the coalition to attack vulnerable people under the guise of “saving money” than it is to tax their conservative business mates appropriately and close tax loopholes for the wealthy such as superannuation tax.