I read the papers and watch TV and everything happens in a few minutes of reporting. Everything is so simple. Why can’t we just implement these obvious solutions?
This blog tries to get beyond headlines and media grabs. Most of the problems we face today are highly complex. There is a thing called the “Dunning Kruger Effect” which says that the less people know about a subject, the more adamant they are in stating their position. Those who are experts usually see a completely different and complex solution.
This blog is an attempt to state a view and start a discussion.
Please join me and try to make the country a more thoughtful place and add your comment.
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Outsourcing Responsibility
It is becoming more embarrassing to call ourselves Australians. This week we reached a new low. Outsourcing treatment of Ebola. Does the government believe there is nothing money can’t buy? So this is how it works. The government are prepared to throw a couple of million at fighting Ebola to keep people off their back,…
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The Political History lesson in 2064
How would a political history lesson in 2064, about the Australia of 50 years ago sound? Here is how it might go. Welcome students to the 2064 class on Australian Political history. Today we look back 50 years to 2014. Some of the goings on then may seem fantastic, delusional and downright ancient, but it is…
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Make foreign investors sell homes to first home buyers.
It is obvious that we have a housing affordability problem in many markets. Sydney and Melbourne are the two outstanding examples. So what are the facts? Prices are growing at an undesirable rate First home buyers are declining Foreign investment is increasing Based on auction clearance rates, demand is exceeding supply The government has a…
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