Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks at a press conference about Tropical Cyclone Alfred at the National Situation Room in Canberra, Australia, on March 8, 2025. © Reuters
_Satyajit Das, a former banker, is the author of "Traders, Guns & Money," "Extreme Money" and "A Banquet of Consequences: Reloaded"_
Australia is an unwieldy agglomeration of six states and two territories preventing coordinated policies and actions on matters which affect all Australians. Reform of the federation, a pressing issue, will not be on the ballot at the 2025 election.