Cando - Australia's Voice's Posts

Why doesn't the federal government just do its job? Why doesn’t it just concentrate on its core functions? Defence for example. The government is now spending proportionately less on defence than in the Thirties. It's even put off replacing the hopeless Collins class submarines that another Labor government foisted on us . This is the government that turned $70 billion in the bank into something approaching $200 billion in debt. They’ve s even raised their ‘credit card’ limit to 300 billion. This government is always working out new ways to waste money. Particularly in areas which have nothing to do with the federal government. They’ve just announced a $25 million deal with a number of sporting associations. This is against binge drinking. It's to promote safe alcohol consumption to adults, alcohol-free sporting environments for minors and to reduce alcohol promotion in their codes. The bigger sports - Australian rules and rugby league -are not part of the deal. Of course the other sports hav