Turned to writing at 60, reckon that'll do for the next 30 years, then I'll become a musician - after that, who knows, maybe a wizard...
Bullion failures. ASIC disregards Senate and ignores whistleblower evidence
Senators continue to probe the investigation into ABC Bullion by ASIC and auditors Deloitte, querying the methods used and why whistleblower evidence seems to have been ignored. Kim Wingerei with the story. Australian bullion companies have had a rough ride lately....
Political Donations – the Scourge of Democracy
Donations (or favours of any kind) fundamentally undermines the democratic decision making process. The immutability of our elected representative is the linchpin on which the integrity of the system is based. Without that the system becomes corrupt. Banning political donations is the first step to repairing democracy.
Time to Set Democracy Free!
Party politics is ruining our Democracy. It is time to dismantle the partisan model and consider other ways of enabling the people to rule and find leaders that will lead, not just meekly follow the latest opinion polls.
The party is dead. Long live democracy.
Politics as we know it is dead and politicians are failing in their duty as the custodians of democracy. Democratic reform is long overdue.
We the People
It is too early to tell how the election of Emmanuel Macron as President of France and now the landslide victory for his party will be remembered by history. But like the the election of Donald Trump, the implosion of the Torys and the return of Pauline in our own political backyard, they are all symptoms of a rapidly changing political landscape. It is up to us, the people, to influence what that change will look like.
Now that we know…
Now that we know that a “man” who regularly expresses the most vile sentiments has been elected president of the most powerful country in the world, what will happen next? A few days have passed and like so many others I have read countless opinion pieces and their...
Snowy River vs Roadworks – are we still the clever country?
Driving from the Gold Coast to Sydney along the Pacific Highway is like driving through an endless series of loosely connected roads. It is a real test of ones patience as every time you hit a stretch of road with two lanes and 100 or 110k speed limit, you know it is...