25, May, 2021

Is democracy the best form of government and is it likely to be around in a hundred years?

15, June, 2020

Gun control is not the only thing Australia can teach the USA. Our electoral system is light years ahead of America.

8, November, 2019

We think of farmers' demands for water as fixed and the supply of water as variable. What if we fix the amount of water a farmer receives on an annual basis, and the farmer can plan around that amount?

3, August, 2018

Projects, particularly infrastructure projects are consistently over budget and over time. Has anyone asked why?

5, May, 2018

There is usually a tension between business and government. Is this a good thing?

20, November, 2017

Do we see ourselves as human resources in our company, or just live assets being written down as the years progress?

20, August, 2017

As soon as an idea is put forward excited politicians cannot wait to announce it. Stop. It may take years to estimate the cost and time required. It may even turn out not to be viable. Best to do the feasibility study first.

4, May, 2017

Too much regulation is the call from business. Without that regulation, would we live in a better world? Perhaps it would a place where a business that was not prepared to bend the rules would fail.

17, July, 2015

How is it possible to have a rational discussion about tax? Politicians are one impediment as the other side will always see political points to be scored.

17, April, 2015

When you introduce profit into education, you corrupt the process. Why should the be commercial aspects to education that favour the rich?