Well done Tom Gosling,

I have not seen a more succinct, relevant and better thought out article anywhere. I hope you put it in a letter to the PM and hope he has the savvy to read it and, more importantly, to understand it. A holistic view of the problem is what was needed and who are the cause of the problem and you certainly hit all the major nails bang on the head.

If I can add anything to what you have said to make the message sink in it is this: Evaluate all the things Australians use as markers for "quality of life". You will find they have ALL been static for the last thirty years and for the last ten years many of them have been deteriorating rapidly. I do not consider a "Game Boy" and a television in every room an improvement in quality of life. I do consider being able to take my kids fishing, climbing, surfing, walking and having plenty of water and I nice house to live with the attendant trimmings representing a great quality of life.

From now on that quality of life will rapidly diminish as the population rises. Do the sums and consider the other poor beings that live here, what are they going to do when we humans have used all their replenishable resources as well.

Great article and I am also elated that so many of us have similar sentiments and a grasp of what is really happening. Keep up the flow of good work.

Guy Vickerman