I think the Australian disease is an addiction to the great big national solution.

If 1 state is falling behind, they strip all the states of the responsibility and push ONE MASSIVE SOLUTION to everything.

NDIS? We had years of disabled people complaining that their state benefits were better, or lost completely after the NDIS rollout before they got their nonsense together. Now its always new and interesting ways the scheme is failing.

NBN? You could hand pit and pipe to local councils to rent out, but nah we need another failed monopoly.

Housing? Make sure states are meeting their land release obligations? Nope needs a massive funding splash from the federal government.

Education? We used to use the US as an example of poor education policy. Standardised tests? Nope those force teachers to teach the test rather than teach the child. Suddenly, national curriculum and standardised tests. Genius.