I think the acid test for outcomes is this; while people who can work are given the option of paddling a surf board all day long as a substitute to working for a living, while fruit and vegetables lay rotting in paddocks for lack of pickers, the Government has demonstrated again its actual impotence at decision making geared around fear of voter unpopularity.

Some of the suggestions for our future direction coming to light from Government in recent days, are nothing more than fanciful knee jerks, such as supporting manufacturing. All the irresponsible short sighted Governance of the past continued to send whatever could be stuffed inside China on that one.

Are we now to ignore the fact that sensible people were crying loudly about the dangers of over dependence on China as having a bad ending, and here it is!

Are we also to ignore the total waste of parliamentary time devoted over a three year period to same sex marriage as a priority to debating the future if Australia and Australians, (what ever that factor is, who knows the answer to that one anymore).

And now we face a future with the major fraction of the economy swinging on real estate speculation while half the population are stumped to death under @ landlord boot.

Q. How can any Australian, (whoever that is), show loyalty towards a future which has Government priority set in concrete towards speculators?

A. It’ll be a fail. Get ready for some hard times, especially those under its boot, as Jacqui Lambie not so eloquently pointed out by rejecting proposed university funding reforms leaving those with less less.


Dan

I see one danger that the present soft reaction to the rules put on
the public for the Covid 19 pandemic has encouraged the idea that
similar rules could be applied to global warming.
eg $1,000 fine for driving your car to work when you could have gone by bus.

Some have already made these suggestions.

The China virus has clearly shown that not one Australian politician - anywhere, in including Queensland - is up to the job. At every election until the fools get the message and step aside, voters should refuse to vote for anyone of them. Turn up to avoid the undemocratic fines, get marked off the roll, and continue out the exit door. Or, if you can be bothered, mark the ballot paper with 'NONE OF THESE'.

Qld Labor intend to borrow enough money to get us completely out of debt !

"Qld Labor intend to borrow enough money to get us completely out of debt !"

If Qld voters believe that, Anastasia will be home and hosed.

The economy, climate or covid? Why does it have to be one or tuther?
When we can do all three! First is covid, given it is seven times more prevalent than official testing currently reveals.

Because a healthy unfettered economy requires a healthy workforce, who can go to work without super-spreading a killer virus.

And done by checking all who transit across borders, through transport terminals/airports sporting and entertainment venues, shopping centres/supermarkets etc. And via multiple queues and the now validated Salivia test that produces a reliable result in fifteen minutes.

With those testing negative allowed to proceed, those testing positive sent home for a mandatory two weeks self isolation. Those breaching those orders hit with a fifty thousand dollar fine!

After two weeks, they should no longer be contagious, but would still need to wear a mask, wash hands, and where possible, practice social distancing, as should we all, given this also limits the spread of other viruses as well.

The economy is turbocharged by the simple expediency of addressing climate change! This requires the acceptance and embrace of nuclear energy. N, not conventional, but rather MSR thorium and power prices below 2 cents PKWH. The fact that it's carbon-free power actually addresses climate change! Is lost on those who reject the safest, cleanest, cheapest, dispatchable energy on the grounds of An unexamined menu of unfounded, fatuous, fallacious (flat earther) (the sky will fall) fear/and or, because it would offside a particular, powerful vested interest or political puppet master! And if the cap fits?

We need to electrify the economy to not only turbocharge it be have it leap from the grave, roaring, snarling and snowballing.

Graphene highways will allow fully electric vehicles to drive from Darwin to Denellaquin, without stopping for anything other than rest or comfort.

This is our future! Delaying the inevitable on spurious political grounds or because you don't have permission from your handler, is not only, not on, but the dumest thing you can do for the state or the national interest!
Alan B.