From The Editor's Desk

Now just a warning, some readers may have an emotional response to the following. 

If you do that is fine, you don’t have to agree with me and I don’t have all the answers. But, I have questions/concerns that some of our greatest problems are being addressed through fear, rather than a critical look at all sides of the equation.

I receive daily blasts of media releases. In my opinion, not always emotionally intelligent conversations to address our real-world problems. Is it hysteria, or fair, for former Fire Rescue NSW commissioner to liken climate change to nuclear weapons? Have we thrown out the fire triangle of fuel/oxygen/heat?

“I’ve been watching the enemy for 50 years now, and the enemy is geared up... the enemy being climate change and how that’s affecting natural disasters and fires,” Greg Mullins, former Commissioner, Fire and Rescue NSW, said in his testimony.

“They’ve suddenly got nuclear weapons, and we are trying to deal with that using conventional forces. We need a step-change in how we coordinate the insufficient resources we have to deal with this threat.”

Have you ever been so overwhelmed with a problem it creates a state of anxiety? Does it help you solve the problem, or hinder it?

Are COVID-19 restrictions fear or fact based? Who is providing the information? Is it holistic and is it balanced?

What is the track record of those implementing the policy? How well have they performed on other issues like foreign investment, national security, industry and manufacturing support, water policy, branch stacking, corruption? 

If, or when, the proverbial does hit the fan, do they stand accountable? Are they someone you would trust to run your business for even 12 months? 

Historically, people who seek wisdom when making policy, talk about fairness and being just. 

We have real problems, so we need real solutions, real leaders who care for all. To me, that comes in the form of a statesman “an experienced politician, especially one who is respected for making good judgments.” 

If you ran your business in a manner reflecting that of our various levels of government, would you be sustainable?