Submitted by Steve Irons on Mon, 09/09/2013 - 5:01am
Well, my life has changed. With Abbott in the driving seat, Australia is a different place to the one I have been ruminating about for the last few years. Here is a summation of some realities I am going to have to come to terms with, as the 'next three year' period commences:
Submitted by Steve Irons on Wed, 24/07/2013 - 12:55pm
Steve Irons writes in Independent Australia :
Could be a flop ...
"The local government referendum has all but disappeared from view since Kevin Rudd became prime minister again; Steve Irons talks about the change to government we should all support and why.
Submitted by Steve Irons on Mon, 10/06/2013 - 8:02pm
The debate in the House of Representatives over
changing the Constitution to give the Commonwealth the power to grant financial assistance to any State, or to any local government body formed by a law of a State
was left very late indeed.
Submitted by Steve Irons on Fri, 07/06/2013 - 1:34am
In an unusual moment of bipartisanship, key parliamentary advocates Wayne Swan and Malcolm Turnbull have come together to promote a new book on a New Australia, a book considered by many to be long overdue; a book promoting a blueprint for change; a book suggesting that a republic is achievable and maybe earlier than we think.
Submitted by Steve Irons on Wed, 17/04/2013 - 10:57am
Dear Tony
It's a simple message and it has already been tried out and proven by MDBA. We want water in Australia to be regulated by 32 Basin Authorities. Click here to view the basin authority boundaries:
Submitted by Steve Irons on Wed, 17/04/2013 - 3:08am
"THE Gillard government is pressing ahead with plans for a high-speed rail network linking Melbourne and Brisbane, despite an admission that the $114 billion project would be a 'monumental endeavour'.
"Transport Minister Anthony Albanese will today release the second and final report into the high-speed rail, produced by eight consulting firms that claimed the project would generate positive economic benefits.
Submitted by Steve Irons on Fri, 01/03/2013 - 7:36pm
In this section we do a bit of research and find out what people have said in the past related directly to the issue being addressed on BloggerMe: Feel free to add your comments to theirs:
Submitted by Steve Irons on Wed, 27/02/2013 - 10:06pm
In his latest media release(1), the Chair of the MDBA, Craig Knowles made a strong commitment to 'localism' and indicates that this is way of the future for the Murray Darling Basin. On 20 December 2012 (2) he declared himself "dismayed" at plans for the South Australian State government to cut its contribution.
Submitted by Steve Irons on Thu, 24/01/2013 - 3:00pm
A parliamentary committee recommended a referendum on the recognition of local government at the same time as the next federal election.
"But Coalition MPs and Senators issued a dissenting report, saying there was too little time to prepare for a referendum, and the risk of failure was too high."
Submitted by Steve Irons on Sat, 05/01/2013 - 11:50am
In the previous blog "Left over from a by-gone era" we explain that the present State boundaries are out of date and need to be changed.
When you look at a map of Australia with new, modern eyes, the absurdity of current boundaries is obvious.
