I think the BCA should be honest and just say "democracy stinks" and that capitalism friendly dictatorships are the way to go.

A suggestion I once heard was something like this.
That we adopt a system simillar to that of France, having "principalities".
That Australia have the country divided into "areas" where people voted inside the principalities and those elected in the said Principalities elected the representatives to the Commonwealth govt. They in turn elected the "prime minister".
This could be part of the evolution, that one day must occur, to us becoming a republic. Prime minister would then become President. State and local govt would then become redundant so achievng the ambition of many posters.
This all too simple suggestion must have complications that I, a simple man, cannot see?
I look forward to unaligned criticism of this idea, please no abuse.
fluff

I can understand your view Fluff4. But the only problem is that we have the powerful vested interest of the existing metropolitan dominated states in the way. And they will relinquish none of their power without a serious bun fight.

I agree that good local representation is likely to diminish the need for one of the three layers of government. But at present only two, Federal and State, are recognised in the federal constitution. So any localising of governance must involve smaller states rather than larger local government. This option also leaves the existing metropolitan interests with their powers and institutions intact but limited to their immediate area.

It should also be noted that the current size and associated costs and inefficiencies of Paris and London are directly related to the concentration of the business of government in just one capital.

State and local government account for 15% of GDP and the concentration of the overheads of this governance in one capital becomes a major driver of population concentration. A proper federal system, like the Germans, devolves both power and economic benefits to regional capitals where the diseconomies of scale are much less prevalent.