SM sorry, just can not link your words/you with common sense.
Rechtub my whole reason and thoughts behind this thread is doing what we now do, in a different, and better way.
Now you know donnt you? we are more than likely getting a Liberal federal government?
It may surprise some, not me, that if a nation building plan was put in place, both forms of government would over see it.
I find it damning!
Totally!
That ANYONE would not donate because of last times tax!
And am hopeful that it is not a majority thinking that way.
Think of the fire victims not insured, many too poor to do so.
The houses built pre ww1 gone.
Far more than Brisbane suffered.
Bundaberg when I last saw it, had many pre ww1 homes.
People in pain true need should not suffer because some put politics before our once proud mateship.

Jeeeeeeeees:) Iam glade Human GW is not true:)....and bindies call to the USA, with some RED faces I might add, and not to mention Hervey Bays popluations of dim-wits, or in all thats been effected of the latest washing out of their very shore-line, and still without fail, Australians in whole, cant seek to see higher ground.

Science on this is grounded 100%. People....the world is changing, and you with your greater thinking, better do alot more with your higher IQ,s:)

Overpop of flood zones, cost, etc....MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND FOR THE LONG RUN......ITS not going to stop:)

Its up to you.

PLANET3

jokes aside.....how much money will be wasted on fixing whats been broken so many times?

Your thoughts.

PLANET3

Belly,

That is very naive of you.

The last floods I donated a couple of $100 only then to be taxed nearly a $1000. Why should I donate more after I was forced to do so? This is a normal reaction felt by most. Your thinking I guess is guided by your paying no flood levy?

The last floods I donated a couple of $100 only then to be taxed nearly a $1000.
Shadow Minister,
Now this couldn't be so with a flat tax system, full stop ! Unfortunately though all the idiocy described by Planet3 will of course continue what with blowing good dough on the same projects rebuilding the same mistakes. It's a bit like Cricket, nothing ever changes & the silliness of it all is just a boring waste of our dollars all over again. I would like to see a public service pay cut instead of encouraging donations which are always written off the tax & we all end up paying for it indirectly. Just cut those over generous wages & use that money to start afresh. I can't see why people such as the hierarchy in my organisation couldn't drop from $ 6000 a fortnight to $5000 & still be on very high public pay. If we all dropped 10% we could have a price drop for say 7% & everything would have a chance coming back to more realistic & sustainable levels. There's really no need for hangers-on judges etc to be on $500,000 or some silly Uni chancellor on $600,000. If everyone dropped just 10% Australia could be in surplus in no time and Insurances would be affordable also. Don't say it wouldn't work unless you can say it's actually been done.

SM I disagree, totally, we can not avoid your view and others, is contaminated by politics and you views about that- not the folk in pain.
I have donated more both times than you.
And from a much smaller income.
What next?
This country is divided as it never has been before, and it is getting worse.
Will it end, ever, will we stop dragging the swamp politics has become, to find reason to ignore those who need our help.
It has been highlighted, we distrust many if not all, charity's.
So let us look at governments.
Every cent they spend, some times granted waste, is ours,some take it for granted Government has plenty of money.
Those usual suspects,can too, be found often, saying the government is spending too much.
What if, and it works in one majory workplace, true blue Australians, interested in helping those in need, sign up to subs direct from wages.
To be used only at such times.
Planet 3, you and I are fire and water, both happy I presume to leave it that way.
My whole point how ever in this thread is as you say, build it once build it better.
And remove all buildings towns even from flood lands when possible.
If it took 200 years consider the benefits, not only flood proofing, but in producing fuel for more small businesses working on such a nation making project.