Category: Politics

“…whatever the result on 21 May some fairly courageous policy changes must be made. A major shift in the tax burden away from labour and towards capital and consumption is a start…”

“Australians should now be questioning the stripping away of virtually all Covid controls. Intelligent economic management suggests we should be retaining as many cheap and easy controls as possible in order to prevent the need for costly lock-downs”

“You see, we do not have a two-horse (two-leader) race, or even a two-party race. For the first time we have a three-way race, and the third horse is a dark horse indeed. It is a collection of minor parties and independents who could easily change the face of Australian politics.”

“If elected, I commit to working for a transformation of government supported by a huge boost of funding redirected from wasteful corporate welfare, fossil fuel subsidies, and tax cuts for the wealthy few. The people of Zenadh Kes / Torres Strait deserve nothing less.”

“When voting below the line, a voter can rearrange the order within the Coalition column and can put all the Liberal candidates above the National candidates. This is even if a voter has put Labor, the Greens, a minor party or independent as their first choice.”

“… the campaign has not officially started, but all the indications are that for one reason or another neither side appears interested in laying out any clear set of measures to deal with the major problems.

We have to ask what those reasons are.
They are based in fear. And the well of negativity in Australia’s electoral history suggests the fears are well-founded.
Changes that would be for the overall good are doomed if any sub-set of voters would be worse off. Changes that would affect powerful interests will attract powerful, well-funded resistance…”

Will Mowbray’s proposed $300 million project Northbreak wavepark be approved?
Can Council assist with postal delivery to the growing Cooya Beach area?

“..Governmental paralysis and lack of public initiative is depriving Australia of enormous economic and social benefits…”

“…Pardon the pun, but we are at a watershed here. Do we do what we did in 2011 and 2017 and allow people to rebuild their flooded homes and businesses only to see them flooded yet again? Do we watch while councils and state governments rebuild flooded infrastructure rather than relocating it or building it back in a way that is more flood-proof?…”

An Ordinary Council meeting will be held on Tuesday, 22 February 2022, at 10am.