Now Now .. Lets not start a State v State war.

I'd hate to have to bring up things like your WA seat sniffing & soon to be ex Treasurer and all that sort of thing.

By the way the 'Smart State' number plate has been an option for several years, going back to the Beattie years.

Granny Granny ... How could you? 


Re. Privatisation .... That other Woman Thatcher started it all & in Aussie the Productivity Commission has been a powerful champion of privatisation.

I think that a balance of Gov & non Govt. enterprises might be the go.   Where it can be shown that PE can do the job better, then the business should be considered for sale & unless there is a compelling public interest involved.

In other cases where large capital injections are required to ensure future performance of the enterprise then maybe the Govt might need to consider where their investments should go  .. to an enterprise, or to their core responsibilities like health and education (yer yer ..... ) and some roads. Maybe even in the bush.  Indeed it may well be the case that by selling some Govt Enterprises to obtain capital for meeting emerging social needs, rather than borrowing might be good economic sense.

Re roads, I believe that the current Qld. Gov. has committed to the greater proportion of spending to other than SEQ in the coming budget. 

The comparison of WA & Qld road systems & then 'blaming' a State Govt might be a tad  unfair.  Remember that the Federal govt past & present has a major interest in the main highways.

Oh yer, there are a number of Public/Private enterprises where a form of 'leasing' is involved.

I think that I'll go & have a little lie down now

(Hope its stopped raining in Cairns & your mould has gone away)

Re roads, I believe that the current Qld. Gov. has committed to the greater proportion of spending to other than SEQ in the coming budget. 



Hope they look at the hwy from Toowoomba up through winton ,longreach to the border, just came down it & it is a shocker.

The rego plates here in Victoria keep telling me it "The place to be". With winter coming on I'm not too sure about that.

Terry.

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Then come to the Nanny State               N.S.W.

Where soon you will get fined for breathing to deep.

The dearest state in the Union  ???????????????

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Quite so, but I think you mean dearest state in the Commonwealth.  the "Union" conventionally refers to the United States of America.... maybe a bit pedantic but lets not confuse our histories.

 

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The way our Tv stations do it I am under the impression that we are the 53rd State.
Everything is American orientated.  GR GR GRRRRRRRowl.

 

Incoming!!! The "Mexicans" are landing. Well, they trickling in already. This normally placid park has been quite busy this week. I'm losing my off season privacy.
Perhaps the wet season has gone, although they're complaining about it being "a bit muggy".
I've turned the a/c off last night, and the fan is doing a good job.
The mould keep rearing its ugly head in a few spots. Oil of cloves is kept busy.
It's been a rotten wet from the mould and mildew perspective, and I found leaks in the van walls which were never there before the l o n g rainy period.
My awning roof has also suffered from the elements, and I'll have to replace it. I hope the insurance Co understands.

As for NSW roads, there's a bit of bitumen between the potholes.
We use these roads wherever we go, we pay for these roads wherever we go, and we, with the truckies would be the best informed critics of these roads wherever we go.
Yet they ignore us.
Keep up the good work fellow nomads.