No New Federal Taxes
Ours must be the greediest federal government in the world. Although the states are responsible for 40% of public spending, they can only raise 19% of taxes. Canberra takes over 80% of all taxes and then stands over the states as to how grants to them should be spent, thus subverting the constitutional intention. Now Canberra is moving into two new areas. First, they’ve introduced a CO2 tax which will have zero effect on...
Stop the Union Bosses' Rorts!
Once upon a time they looked after workers’ pay and conditions. Rising through the ranks, they were dedicated and they fought hard for the members. But today’s typical union boss no longer comes from the shop floor. These positions have been corned by the elites. Despite a massive fall in membership there are now twice as many union bosses as in 1975. The ratio of bosses to members is five times that of Britain’s....
Stop the Nanny State
In the latest manifestation of the Nanny State, the federal government is attempting to turn all volunteers in Australia – up to 6 million Australians - into “workers” with all of the legal ramifications which will follow. Ludicrously, beaches, Scout Halls, sporting fields, theatres - anywhere where Australians do voluntary work - will become “workplaces”. Former trade union official Minister Bill Shorten claims that this is a mere codification of the common law....
Same Sex Marriage - Let the People Decide
In 1901 our constitution gave the Federal parliament power to legislate with respect to marriages. This meant a voluntary union for life between a man and a woman to the exclusion of all others. If Parliament believes this is to be changed, the final decision should be not for the politicians but for the Australian people. After all it's our constitution and that can only be changed by referendum. Indeed an attempted legislative change...
A Government Licence to Punt - No Way
Without any evidence that their convoluted and expensive technology will work, and just to keep the support of one member who got only 13,000 primary votes in the last election, the government wants to impose massive costs on Australian clubs and hotels. Just to play the pokies, you will actually have to apply for a government licence. What next? A licence to bet on the Melbourne cup? If gambling is a government matter...
Australians Must Decide Who Should Come Into Their Country
The avalanche of asylum seekers - and the tragic loss of life - can be traced back to the government’s unwise decision to reverse John Howard’s solution, the one which stopped the boats. The answer is at least to return to offshore processing and Temporary Protection Visas. The government’s reversal of policy in relation to offshore processing has been a failure, whether in East Timor or Malaysia. In addition anyone arriving without documentation from...
Stop Governments Stealing Your Property
A pattern has emerged in recent years of governments finding new ways to effectively take your property. When a government action makes a property no longer a pleasure to live on, or significantly reduces its value - even making it next to worthless - they might as well have stolen it. Many Australians first became aware of this when Farmer Peter Spencer went on a hunger strike protesting against the NSW government making his...
Stop the Government from Gagging Us
There were ominous signs in 2011 of an agenda to stop the people knowing about what the Federal government is up to. Without any evidence of systematic wrongdoing there has been an enquiry obviously directed against one chain of newspapers, condemned as the "hate media". Andrew Bolt was found to have racially vilified a group of people in one of his columns, although none of them sued him for defamation. When the prime...
Make Governments Accountable 24/7
Direct Democracy is a grassroots movement of citizens who want all Australians to have a say in important questions about our country, and not just electing politicians every few years. This has become more urgent with the degeneration of our representative democracy because of the machinations of the political parties. We are seeing more and more governments which are setting records in incompetence and waste. Only by enabling citizen to call a vote...
Never Again Prosecute our Brave Soldiers for just doing their Duty
The decision of the Director of Military Prosecutions to charge three Australian special force soldiers over an operation in Afghanistan was received with surprise, incredulity and outrage. Although this is not now proceeding the charges should never have been brought. The men were only doing their duty. The decision affected morale but worse could have made soldiers risk their own lives and those of their comrades in the unnecessary hesitation which the DMP’s decision...
Stop Electoral Fraud
It is easier to vote now than to collect a registered parcel valued at few dollars at the post office. Significant changes were made from the 80's to make it easier to vote, although there was no evidence that they were serious obstacles to voting. Something must be done to stop the obvious incentive for fraud that neither the post office nor any credit card provider would tolerate. When a name is crossed of...
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No New Federal Taxes
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Stop the Union Bosses' Rorts!
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Stop the Nanny State
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Same Sex Marriage - Let the People Decide
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A Government Licence to Punt - No Way
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Australians Must Decide Who Should Come Into Their Country
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Stop Governments Stealing Your Property
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Stop the Government from Gagging Us
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Make Governments Accountable 24/7
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Never Again Prosecute our Brave Soldiers for just doing their Duty
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Stop Electoral Fraud