I believe the Australian Government’s billion dollar commitment to the tsunami relief effort is too great. Of course I have tremendous sympathy for the people and countries involved, and every “rich” country should contribute to the recovery. The question is how much? I rather like the American response, which was to pledge half a billion [...]
Cardinal Pell and double standards
It’s interesting that when a socially conservative community leader makes public comment in Australia he/she is shot down in flames by the media and the loony left. When a loony left leader makes public comment it’s treated seriously. For example, anyone can say anything about the Iraq war, refugees, forests, etc and they’re likely to [...]
Politically correct sign
While walking at The Gorge near Mount Buffalo Chalet yesterday I saw a tourist sign, presumably erected by Parks Victoria, which read: “James Manfield was one of the first Europeans to bring tourists to the plateau.” My comments on this … Although James Manfield was born in Somerset he spent most of his life in [...]
Masterfoods disappoints
Forget the election. Forget the grand final analysis. The big issue of the day is that food processing company, Masterfoods, has scrapped their sweet chilli relish. This was my favorite sandwich spread; especially tasty with ham or tuna. The product was still listed on the company web site for a while, so I sent an [...]
Public liability insurance
I’m concerned at the $5.6 million payout to a man who suffered spinal injury after diving into the Murray River near Cobram. The Herald-Sun gave a concise factual report (no longer online). These types of payouts impact on insurance premiums for local government and community organisations. The case appears to have been decided on the [...]
