Fed: Aust s political uncertainty gets noticed overseas

AAP General News (Australia)
02-21-2001
Fed: Aust s political uncertainty gets noticed overseas

By Jim Hanna, Economics Correspondent

CANBERRA, Feb 21 AAP - Australia's uncertain political outlook may be forcing a rethink
overseas about whether it is a good place to invest, observers said today.

The re-emergence of One Nation as a political force has abruptly, if only temporarily,
halted the rhetoric about further privatisation and globalisation among Australia's political
leaders.

The changing mood has caught the eye of The New York Times which focused overnight
on the changed political tone regarding mergers and foreign …