Politics is a dirty word

  Knee-jerk gun laws introduced by John Howard after the Port Arthur killings did not make Australia safer for our citizens as demonstrated by the Bondi shootings where the main perpetrator had several high powered rifles. How was he able to acquire them if the gun laws had been properly implemented? The culture of violence is now entrenched in Australia -particularly in our cities where throngs of machete-wielding thugs run rampant. The fundamental problem is the culture of intolerance engendered by our politicians. The abusive rhetoric spewed in Parliament and the self indulgent actions of politicians and bureaucrats have reduced the bar of civilised behaviour and established shocking examples for the community.

  Setting up small farms close to townships has become increasingly important as the prospect of a prolonged war threatens.   William Stolz, director of the Melbourne Security Forum says:  intensifying great power competition between the People’s Republic of China and the United States has meant the possibility of future war in the Indo-Pacific region has become a regular feature of Australia’s national discourse. It is surprising how little attention has been given to what day-to-day life could look like if a war actually did break out. We need to take the necessary steps to improve Australia’s preparedness. the government has a detailed understanding of how war could impact domestic supplies of critical goods and international freight transporting supplies to Australia. There are three categories of goods that would be most impacted by war: energy and fuel pharmaceuticals smart devices and electronic components. These  are ...