[LINK] web: The NBN satellite Malcolm Turnbull never, wanted prepares for liftoff

[JanW]

At 09:50 AM 3/09/2015, David Boxall you wrote:
>>> Maybe we need an independent body for infrastructure, to get away from
>>> the short-term political mindset. I guess that's a forlorn hope.
>>
>> It would end up like Utopia's NBA (which is on right now)
>> ...
>
>Suggestions?
>
>We do seem to be getting worse at infrastructure planning and 
>implementation. Telecommunications and power come to mind.
>
>Maybe I'm just getting old. 

As are we all. Perspectives change, we've seen too much incompetence, the gloss is off. 
Funny, on ABC radio right now is mention that infrastructure investment has collapsed.

Democracy (with voting by the people) has always been messy, but it's fraying at the edges with the competitive nature and the extremism. That is what has led to the short-termism -- gotta do what you gotta do to keep the job because if you aren't there and in power, you're pretty much irrelevant. Tony Abbott guaranteed that with his 'nope nope nope' while in opposition and continuing into government. 

Relinquishing anything to independent bodies is not in their playbook. Not sure it's in the either major party's playbook.



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