Raising the Barr

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…

The Cessnock Gaol Extension Insult to The Community The proposed extension to the Cessnock Gaol has received mixed responses.  In essence it will take the capacity from its current 800,…

Sometimes Politics Is Really Hard To Follow Having the privilege of working close to the centre of the NSW political process, one might think that I am better informed and…

Is The State Really FREE Of Debt? No, Of Course Not! If the State had no debt, then a fair question to ask would be “why do we pay $2Billion…

Your Land Title Might Now Be a “Clayton’s” Title Last week in Parliament the Government took the decision to privatise our Land Titling and Registry Services.  How important is Land…

Driverless Cars – Winners and Losers I can’t tell you how excited I am by driverless cars. Imagine being able to climb into the car at home, head off to…