Terrorism returns to our front door.
Ross B. Taylor AM August in Bali is almost ‘perfect’. Endless sunny days and every evening thousands of tourists - including many of the 850,000 Australians who now flock to Bali annually – gather at Kuta and Legian beaches to watch the glorious Bali sun sink slowly into the ocean near Java. Yet disturbingly, there are storm clouds also gathering west of Bali as a new wave of potential terrorism returns to Indonesia, and our doorstep. This year has seen the approval for the release of over 100 convicted Bali-bombing terrorists an…
One punch AFL 'thugs' are poor mentors for our young men
Ross B. Taylor AM A few months ago our close family friend-a young man-was 'king-hit' by a thug whilst walking along the street in the Perth suburb of Subiaco. This 'one-punch' attack left Sasha fighting for his life as he lay unconscious on the footpath as his attacker and friends just walked away. Our newspapers around Australia are full of the horror stories like the one about Sasha, and thugs who run up and hit another person, often from behind. Judges are appalled and governments are increasing the laws to s…
Childcare crisis continues as Productivity Commission takes soft options
By Ross B. Taylor AM Treasurer Joe Hockey made it clear: Australia is facing a ‘budget emergency’. Everyone from pensioners to retirees has been told we need to save money. Meanwhile, the government will in the next few years be paying-out in excess of $13 billion annually for parenting support. The Paid Parental Scheme has been widely condemned, and so it should be, as it essentially will ‘feed’ even more middle and upper class welfare. Meanwhile, the government also will ‘fork-out’ an estimate $8.5 billion in child care support…
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