On The World of Man

It will be interesting to see if the Prime Minister survives the Nationals Textiles fiasco. There is no doubt that he has been made vulnerable by selectively offering Government support to a company that, like so many other businesses, has fallen on hard times … [Read more...] about Economic Lunacy

Many years ago, a letter was published in the Sydney Morning Herald that purported to be a letter to Bert Kelly M.P., from his cousin Otis, a farmer in Nebraska. It went something like this; “…we have enjoyed a good season this year. As you would know from … [Read more...] about Self Help

Well, here we are in the year 2000. Not, we must insist, in the third millennium, but in the year 2000. From the very earliest times when man began to understand something of chronology, which is the science of time, there evolved a system of measuring … [Read more...] about On the New Millennium

It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest. Adam Smith 1776 “The Wealth of Nations”. This comment, and others like them from Adam Smith, is often quoted as … [Read more...] about Christmas 1999

As the bugler sounded the traditional calls, “Stand Fast”, “Last Post”, “Rouse” and “Carry On”, during the dedication ceremony at Stone Hut last Sunday, it became apparent that, to the guests, mostly middle aged and onwards, the occasion was as much a … [Read more...] about Remembering

It’s a funny thing about elections. Before the poll, politicians of all parties always express something like “complete confidence in the innate good sense of the Australian people.” After it’s all over, the loser always claims that those same Australian … [Read more...] about Referendum 1999 – The Outcome