Driving the status quo

By Michael Pascoe
Updated September 3 2014 - 8:13am, first published 7:47am

We're well used to the "Australian premium" – the extra price charged for everything here from iTunes to Mercedes-Benz because, well, because the importers can. The early signs are that our "open for business" government is happy to keep it that way for the motor trade and against the best wishes of consumers.