This is why Vision for Australia is a strong advocate for a world class research and development community. We recognise that disruptive innovation and sometimes radical invention come not from governments, institutions or even the corporate sector but rather from diverse sources within our community. We seek encourage game changing innovation at all levels. This includes the retention of Australian inventions with new incentives for Australians who seek to patent their products and take on the world. It also includes a much more pro-active approach to technologies like Thorium Energy, which if you haven't heard of it before then you should be asking why - why isn't our government actively exploring this and other revolutionary energy technologies?
Australia (and the world) NEEDS a primary new source of energy and it needs to come online within our lifetime. Several sources are tantalisingly close. Australia has a right, and an obligation, to lead the world in this area.
This is why Vision for Australia is a strong advocate for a world class research and development community. We recognise that disruptive innovation and sometimes radical invention come not from governments, institutions or even the corporate sector but rather from diverse sources within our community. We seek encourage game changing innovation at all levels. This includes the retention of Australian inventions with new incentives for Australians who seek to patent their products and take on the world. It also includes a much more pro-active approach to technologies like Thorium Energy, which if you haven't heard of it before then you should be asking why - why isn't our government actively exploring this and other revolutionary energy technologies?
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As the hottest country on earth the question is, why aren’t we the world leaders in Solar Energy. The reason is simply a lack of incentives and leadership. This needs to change. "The history of civilisation can be seen as the history of incentives – they are the cornerstone of our economic life."
– Professor Steven Levitt We’ve proven ourselves to be the best in the business at Agriculture. We’ve led the world in wool production, cropping and beef cattle and we need a national recommitment to this sector order to regain our position as an Agricultural Super-Power.
What is our most inspiring example of world-class infrastructure built since the Sydney Opera House (finished over 40 years ago)? One project this nation needs is a high-speed train network between Sydney & Melbourne, built using state of the art technology to be called the HyperTran (i.e. Hyper Fast Transportation Network) The government report commissioned into building a high speed rail network in Australia focused on why it wouldn't work rather than how to make it work. Furthermore, it had as it's basis, the out-dated wheel-on-rail system (train tracks invented in the 18th Century) which even if it was built would see Australia ending up with the slowest high speed rail network in the world. The HyperTran proposes a bold new method of building and when the naysayers tell us that it’s never been done on a scale this big before we say, bring it on.
We favour a single, simple flat-rate tax system of 35% which we believe will minimise bureaucracy, encourage entrepreneurship and make it fairer for all. No tax will be payable for those who earn under $35,000.
Tax Tagging
We propose the implementation of a new system called Tax Tagging whereby;
Technically this would not be difficult to implement. Neither is it something which would be particularly expensive to set up. The Taxation Office in Australia has grown arrogant. If a business is a day late with their BAS payment they're hit with a fine. If you need to call and ask them a question, you're put on hold for 40 minutes. It's about time the ATO was as accountable to the people of Australia as they expect us to be to them. The state has no basis to control a persons right to a peaceful death. Under a clearly defined and pre-established set of protocols and in conjunction compassionate counselling, persons suffering terminal and hopeless illnesses should have access to a professional assistance to end their suffering.
We call for the establishment in this country of a new organisation called P.A.V.E Professionally Assisted Voluntary Euthanasia. It’s widely agreed that Australia must continue to build a world class education system and this is something which we most certainly support. Part of what we stand for is the fact that know one really knows what the world will look like even a decade from now. That’s why we need an education system which teaches kids to think laterally, not just literally. Education of course covers such a broad spectrum of learning. Early childhood education is foundational and working parents need a system which is offers the highest standards of professionalism, care and safety. The greatest change we see needing to take place in school education is the opportunity for greater diversity of interests and abilities. Traditional school curriculums cater for a limited spectrum of learning and we see this as severely disadvantaging kids with diverse skill-sets outside the normal realm. (Think of kids who had tech skills before computers – they never did well at school because their abilities weren’t respected or catered for). The more diverse we can make our curriculums, the greater opportunities we will create for young Australians.
Tertiary education is fundamental to a rich, vibrant and prosperous nation. Obviously providing a world class system is expensive and if there is any one area that our government should be subsidising then it’s here. Outside the University system we stand for a well funded and vibrant technical college system which teaches a diverse range of practical skills that young people in order to to gain employment. The more diverse our teaching can be, the greater the opportunities for us as a nation to excel and extend into new areas of opportunity. Skin cancer in this country is at epidemic levels and without a clear plan to protect ourselves it will worsen. The last politician we heard say anything about the urgency of this situation about this was former NSW Premier Bob Carr.
“Living in an Over – Dire Alert for NSW This is deadly serious and it’s upon us. Global warming has got [us] in its grip. We face terrible increases in average climate. If we look at where they’re going…after 2030 is really going to be living in an oven.” Australia needs to devote more energy and resources to not only seeking to prevent this problem worsening but to educating our citizen of the dangers of sunburn. Vision for Australia recognises the real threat of climate change to the future health, wealth and prosperity of our nation. The basic fact is that no-one has yet come up with a way to maintain our lifestyle while curtailing cutting carbon emissions. It is a problem which is solvable and Australia should be a world leader in this area not a follower. More resources, greater incentives and stronger leadership should be given to this most important and critical of issues.
We believe the UN is the worlds greatest hope for peace & prosperity moving into the 21st Century. Of recent times the UN has seemed toothless and it’s ability to do good and effect positive change and this needs to change! Australia should work with all its power and influence to strengthen the UN. We should set the aim to have an Australian Secretary General within a decade.
Our country has so much to share and teach. You may not even realise it but Australia is a world leader in peace. This is an achievement we should share with the world – who knows, the cultural values we live by of peace, tolerance and acceptance might just become our next great export industry. Australian Democracy has always lacked one essential element; a peoples square.
“A stage for national events and a preeminent national civic space for public gatherings because it is here that the constitutional rights of speech and peaceful assembly find their fullest expression.” We have the perfect place. It’s the area defined by greater Circular Quay in Sydney stretching from Museum of Contemporary Art and First Fleet Park on the Western Side to ‘the toaster” at the east and spreading out across Alfred Street in line with Customs House. The area which could well be named “Circular Square.” Obviously some remodelling will need to take place. We propose a more direct system for citizens to initiate referendums on matters of national importance. We call it Enterprising Democracy. The system will facilitate discussion on a much broader range of topics (beyond jobs and the economy). It will enable citizens to more actively participate in the function of government by providing a much more open forum to discuss current issues as well as being a tool to bring about referendums on matters of national and long-term importance.
Australia is selling it’s most precious resource, it’s farming land, willy-nilly to anyone who wants to buy it. It’s akin to selling the goose that laid the golden egg. It’s madness and it needs to stop!
We propose new legislation to prevent any government (Federal,
State or Local) selling off any public asset (utility, land or otherwise), without firstly seeking a specific mandate from the relevant people to do-so. There are a few important things that need to be said about small business in Australia. The first one is the name itself. I hate being called a small businessman. It's inaccurate and offensive. There is nothing small about the ambition I have for my business or the level of professionalism we extend to our customers. No businessperson starts his or her business through small thinking. Anyone who starts or runs a business in this country today knows how hard it is to make that business successful. The term "small" has been imposed on us by bureaucracy and I for one don't accept it. I prefer to think of myself as an Independent Business. What do you think? Comment below and enter the pole. Another one is whether we continue to have an independent business sector in this country at all or whether we farm the entire skill-set out to other countries where the labour is cheaper. As I see it, labour in other countries is getting more expensive by the day and within a few short decades, when you take into consideration increases in fuel and other costs, having an item make in China will be on par with having it made locally. The only thing is, we will have forgotten how to make it because our local industry died at the hands of globalisation. Local independent businesses are the fabric of our community. Without them we'll all end up working for multinational corporations owned by overseas interests. |
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