I worry that this is path dependent. Recently, I went to a talk by a guy from New Zealand with an expensively manageable disability. I asked him what it would take to get the NZ accident compensation scheme to happen in Australia. The answer was, "Start funding it 30 years ago. It's great, but there is no way that NZ could afford it today."

It's a bit scary how much Australians owe to Neal Blewett.