I’ve written before that I don’t believe people should be rewarded for bad performance. When former National Bank chief Frank Cicutto fell on his sword he received $14 million. The $650,000 to disgraced Tasmanian Governor Richard Butler isn’t in that league, but it’s still a lot of money. Butler’s “resignation” was the right decision and [...]
Alpine electoral review
The Victorian Electoral Commission is reviewing the electoral system in Alpine Shire to determine the number of councillors and whether ridings should be introduced. The commission’s web site is here. I’ve made a submission that Alpine should have seven or eight councillors serving an unsubdivided municipality. Here is the detail of my submission: Five councillors [...]
Gay marriages are wrong
I’m opposed to same-sex marriages because I think they’re sacrilegious. I make this comment in response to news that an American state has allowed gay weddings. I can tolerate homosexuality as a human imperfection and I oppose discrimination against homosexuals. But recognising gay relationships as marriages is wrong. It sends a message that this is [...]
Technology gap widens
Australia is wittingly creating a technology divide that threatens to further disadvantage rural and remote areas. I refer to the selective roll-out of broadband technology that’s bypassing most small towns and farming areas. Telstra controls the infrastructure that makes broadband technically possible. Any telecommunications company can establish its own infrastructure, but in both cases it [...]
Golden handshake
I don’t hold shares in the National Australia Bank, but my business accounts are with them. As a customer and interested observer I find the $14 million payout to Frank Cicutto offensive. The clear inference from his termination, whether voluntary or forced, is that he accepts responsibilty for the rogue money trading scandal. A golden [...]
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