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.
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HECS for Kindergarten Students
Life is full of contradictions. Life under Tony Abbott seems chock full of contradictions. If you listen to the government’s views on business, productivity is king, queen and possibly the court jester. The focus of productivity is the humble worker. Everyone seems to agree that an educated worker is a more productive worker hence the…
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Interviewers putting politicians on the spot
What is it about TV interviews that stops interviewers putting politicians on the spot? Is it fear that they will never agree to an interview again? I like Sarah Ferguson, and think she is probably the best interviewer around at the moment. Her nailing of Joe Hockey after the budget was a classic. I just wish they…
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Labor Strategy
Bill Shorten is coping some criticism at the moment for being too quiet. Let’s step back for a minute and think about what he should do. What should be the Labor strategy? Labor has four basic options open to them. 1. Attack the government and deny support for anything they propose. This was the Abbott approach…
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