Productivity, Republicanism and Improving Whole of Australian Government Efficiency

There is a vacuum in Australia because there has never been a satisfactory Head of State that represents the best interests and values of Australians. This is not just a symbolic or cultural failure. It is a practical failure that has consequences for the productivity and quality of life of the nation. Australia is over governed. The original colonies with their own government processes overlap and duplicate each other. It is impossible to reign them back with the current mindset of Federalism. There is no central means of rationalising many spheres of government nor is there a way to determine what areas are best suited to State and local governance. All this must change.