On further reflection, may I make three points: High Speed Rail interstate travel between Melbourne and Sydney CBDs must be within three hours. It is the key factor for success. It is the strategy to be competitive with air. If it is more than three hours, or if it is not a non-stop express right […]
Letter to PM Turnbull
18.4.16 The Prime Minister of Australia Parliament House Canberra, ACT 2600 Dear Mr Turnbull Thank you for your confident leadership in adopting High Speed Rail for Australia. It is the right thing to do, it is profitable and it is self-financing. It will reassure the public that the deeply concerning issues around liveability, population doubling […]
Submission to Federal Parliamentary Committee on Infrastructure, Transport and Cities.
In the 2010 election voters became aware that the Australian population may double in the next 40-50 years. It became evident that they did not want population to increase because they feared loss of their precious liveability. The subject of population increase virtually vanished from public comment. Voters’ concerns did not disappear. If population doubles […]
Raise the Spirit of Australia
The Spirit of Australia needs revitalising. It started at Gallipoli and in France in WW1 with outstanding courage and sacrifice, and the innovation by Monash and the Australians who broke through the European trench warfare stalemate and led to victory. It established respect for Australian soldiers and consolidated protection of the major power- Britain. In […]