The value of education....
Australia's car industry v Germany's car industry.
Germany faces many of the same challenges in production as Australia. Rather than trying to pay workers less and squeeze value it decided to prioritise innovation and technology. Result - Germany's car industry is pretty much the gold standard and provides jobs, revenue and prestige. On the other hand, Australia's dumbed down version is unsustainable.
Is that the fault of the Govt or the car companies? Why should our Govt prop up multi-nationals who can't get their act together?