Letter

In response to the-us-has-never-been-a-reliable-ally-of-au

Time to end colonialism and for our govt to assert itself

After 40 years of working in the South Australian public service, I have no doubt that neoliberalism has been a failed experiment. The major indicator is that the roles of the public and private sector have become so entwined that it is hard to tell them apart.

In very basic terms, the role of the private sector is to make a profit and the role of governments is to regulate for the good of Australia and Australians.

Australia, for all its multiculturalism, remains a colony of the UK and, more recently, of the US, as demonstrated by AUKUS and Trump’s position on it. He knows a bad deal when he sees one and is conspicuously quiet, laughing all the way to the bank.

The Australian Government needs to step up for Australians, take a stand for the good of the country, break free from our colonial masters, stop signing up for one-way deals, and stop doing their dirty work, firstly by putting an end to foreign bases in our country.

These bases make us more of a target, not less of a target, Learn from Scott Morrison’s failed COVID  attack on China.

— Bob Pearce from Adelaide SA