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The following is my comment to the Sydney Morning Herald article about Garry Glazebrook’s solution to solving the public transport problems within Sydney.
I have been trying to post my comment, but the server doesn’t seem to like me, so it is here for you all to read.
This current government has done nothing but add 20km [...]

A letter to all the people of Australia from the GetUp team, petitioning to have a cap placed on donations to politicians and political parties.
If a company has money to donate towards politicians, it obviously means that they are charging too much for their products in the first place, that is why we have higher [...]

Is Kevin Rudd, our current Labor Prime Minister thinking of being Big Brother to everyone?
The SMH reports that a proposal has been brought to the Treasurer to install tracking devices on every vehicle in Australia, and tax people according to the roads they travel on, and the time of day the vehicle is being used.
Is [...]

SMH – Senate Kills Emissions Trading Scheme Bill
The following is my comment on the above SMH acticle:
I’m not surprised by the decision, but I believe it to be the correct decision. If all I am going to do, is to pay a new GST style tax, that will in no way affect what I [...]

Now, I’m not one to use the health system in Australia all that much, but I agree exactly with Ross Gittens’ ideas on solving the health system crisis in Australia.
There are things I often wonder about with Australia, and how they could be done better.  I have to wonder why I have so many different [...]

The Australian’s Governments National Broadband Network (NBN) is currently FAILing Australia. The construction phase is already three (3) months old, and not being even part ready as it was announced it would be.
Maybe it is just me, but this Rudd government seems to be creating policies left, right and centre, without any proper thoughts at [...]