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Greyhounds Revival Last week in Parliament the State Government finally introduced the new Legislation to allow for greyhound racing to continue beyond June 30, 2017.  I am ever mindful that…

The Government is About To Sell Your Private Details It feels like almost every day, every time that I fill out a form, that I have to give away so…

A New Fee Added to Council Rates To Be Used To Fund Emergency Services Last week in Parliament the Government sought to change the way that we fund Emergency Services…

Where Large Government Funding Goes – So Do the Shonksters I have already been hearing alarming reports of the private corporates ripping millions and millions of dollars out of funding…

Sharing the Wealth The rich get richer and the poor get the picture, goes the old saying. Sadly, over the past 20-30 years, this has been truer in Australia than…

Crystal Ball Predictions – Follow up For those that read my Crystal Ball predictions in this paper 2 weeks ago, and if you have read my crystal ball predictions over…

Crystal Ball Predictions for 2017 As always, I try to dedicate my last column of the year, in part, to some whacky tongue in cheek predictions for the year ahead.…

We Have an Education Crisis of The Sexes Where have our boys gone? Congratulations to all of the girls that got end of year awards at their school presentation days,…

Sport & Recreation Camps – For Sale A really crucial part of a child’s school experience is the school camp.  In NSW Sport & Rec camps have been a vital…

Your Land Title – at risk I have written about the issue of Land Title previously.  It is such an incredibly important issue that I find myself again penning a…