Less taxes and less service

July 28, 2025

Recently the new leader of the Liberals was quoted as saying: “I’ve never met an Australian that wanted to pay more tax “

She might have said she has never:

met a mine owner who would not take more for her/or his ore;

met an employer who wanted to pay more wages;

met an employee who didn’t want a pay rise;

met a hospital that didn’t need mor funding;

met an ambulance patient who liked ramping;

met a bushfire/victim who didn’t want a quicker response from the government; or

met a general/dmiral who didn’t want a bigger bomb.

And for her coalition partners:

never met a farmer who wouldn’t take more for their produce; and

never met an irrigator who didn’t want more water

If that is the path that she and he colleges want to continue on, Australia will continue to self-destruct. The exception is Defence. Defence spending is not judged like all other expenditure. Since the end of World War II, no Defence money has been spent on the actual defence of Australia. Perhaps we need a new business model that focuses more on service to Australia and Australians.