Yes, well what would I know, Ive never taken alot of notice of what goes on in politics.  Prefer thinking about the problems the country is facing and possible solutions.

Still the question would be if anyone came up with a solution or good idea how would they implement it,
Which of course brings us back to your party.

I know There is such a thing as a one person company, but party usually implies a group contribution on things like policy, do you allow imput on policy,   this would be up to you, it's your show.

I dont have much to offer as far as sustainabilty policy goes. One idea I had about ten years back, could be  to pump an organic hydrocabon mixture derived from oil producing plants into depleted oil basins. This would have the effect of turning an equivalent barrel of mineral oil green. The carbon going into the ground would balance that going into the atmosphere as burnt petrol.

Who knows it might even be possible to use the organic hydrocabons within a reasonable time, I'm no chemist, but I dont see why it would not with the heat and pressure underground become a usable product within 50 years or so. (Might make a suitable replacement for Diesel)

What did occur to me while writing this was that although the above ideas are most probaly not viable,  it might be possible to recharge the aquifer of the Great artesian basin, using the water available in the wet season from the gulf rivers. A lot less expensive than building a giant overland pipeline or canal to supply water to the inland and south.  Recharging would at least help solve the problem of loss due to waste, uncapped bores etc.   Whether the water would
be suitable for irrigation would depend on how fast it could be pumped in. 

These are just some ideas,   and I'm sure if they were of any value the experts would have considered them a long time ago.


Bye for now.

Thanks,  hope I can contribute something useful,  at least better than my silly green oil idea.

One thing is, there would be no reason to wait a full 3 years for the next election,  local and state elections could be contested.    The day after this election would make a good time to start planning for these.

Grass-roots level would be a good starting place, after all if we cant run a local council, what chance would we have in
federal government.   

I've noticed that in my local council (Queanbeyan City Council) there appears to be little party representation, independents mostly.  My way of thinking this would make the council vunerable to a well organised new party.

There are plenty of good reasons for taking this council on,   I suspect some of the councilers have close ties to the local realtors and developers.   Approving developments that allow the jamming into building sites of as many units and small apartments as will fit.  Some of these small units make british terrace houses look like mansions.  Certainly not the Australian dream.
 

These are not sustainabilty issues,  how should I proceed.


Still going thru your newsletter,


Bye for now.

Well, it's the day after the election,
      
We now have three years to sort out policy and come up with a plan to get the party into power.

     

Sorry, something good on tv (Me, Myself & Irene)  My pc interferes with reception.

     
Will continue tommorow.      
     

Thanks.  There would be no person better suited to this position.



I'ts now  1am in the "cool state" of New South Wales.

Time for bed.

Bye for now.

"increased tax revenue would mean more money for spending on health (Our health system problems aren't just money related.) and education."

You haven't taken any notice of the any of the surpluses have you? The money is there, the state Labor govts have just been squandering it

The real problem is our
dangerous, outdated and very expensive GP system.

Please explain the 'expensive GP system'- Is this the system brought in by a previous Labor govt where anybody with the sniffles expects to go to the docs and get expensive govt subsidised treatment and antibiotics that they inevitably don't need for a discounted rate ?

Hospitals a health hazard.

At the moment the natural processes of recovery with a little help from doctors, drugs and a few machines decide whether a person lives or dies in the emergency room.

This is not a satisfactory system.

A hospital is a place where if you arrive alive you should expect to survive.