I KNOW that the idea behind having elected members of the community is to allow them to determine our future. But it concerns me that we find they regularly get it so wrong when we try to fathom why they took certain actions. History shows that when political leaders of all sides fail to provide […]
FOR 25 years I have conducted business with clients in the USA, so I thought that I understood how they thought and acted. I really loved the people that I interacted with. I’ve had many trips on the Colorado River, living on a huge houseboat in Utah. I have travelled to Minneapolis St Paul, driven […]
THE Government’s response to the immigration debate was laid out recently by Tony Bourke. The whole country was interested to see the numbers and categories selected to produce reduced entry. Like every decision made by Government, there was the reality that there would be winners and losers to their solution and of course we all […]
THIS question is one we all face every three years and, of course, it relates to the next Federal election. Do we elect the party with the best policies to suit my circumstances? Do we elect a good local guy or girl because they tell a good tale, or do we actually know them in […]
THE issues that political parties want us to consider before the next Federal Election are those pertaining to superannuation and immigration. I detailed an opinion on superannuation last week so now I will offer a view on immigration. From my perspective I see the underlying issue to both subjects as being determined by financial circumstances […]
NEW battle lines are being drawn for the next Federal Election, which is due by 20 May, 2028. Many of us might be thinking that 20 months is too early to offer policies for scrutiny, but the Government seems to be desperate to change direction away from its present economic malaise. Surprisingly they have chosen […]
BECAUSE we are living in similar circumstances to the rest of the Western world, what is the reality for real estate values in our country? International news agency Reuters put together a report on real estate markets in Canada and New Zealand, which has become available in Australia this month. It caught my eye because […]
WHY can’t they get this right ? Despite the fact that travel by air has been around since before we were born, airlines still have one outstanding issue that they can’t seem to get right. Have you ever noticed but just accepted that the most chaotic part of travel by air is how they initially […]
HAVING spent 40 years in business with an economic background, that is the way my thinking is wired. When taking these extended overseas journeys many people just go to a travel agent so that their transport and accommodation needs are provided to them, packaged to their needs. For me, it is part of the experience […]
I WAS stunned to read an online report, which has apparently been publicised on a TV channel’s news program, saying that A$1 billion is being frittered away each year by developers building unnecessary car parking spaces when constructing blocks of home units. A think tank known as the Grattan Institute has called for the ability […]
