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Who Really Runs The Country? | Mike Newman

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March 19, 2026

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Mike Newman confronts the alarming rise of "reverse democracy" in Australia, where unelected bureaucrats wield true power over elected ministers. He warns that this systemic imbalance is deliberately driving the uncontrolled expansion of the public sector.

Mike Newman has four decades of business experience in North Asia and served as NSW’s Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner to the region. He has written insightfully on many topics, and most recently on the problem of government bureaucracies.

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