Each Australia Day and Queen’s Birthday, I enjoy reading through the list of people who have received honours. I don’t always agree with the reasons people have been honoured and also get frustrated with the way the politicians look after themselves and their mates. However, I always admire people who commit to a cause and [...]
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It’s An Honour. Really?
Posted in Government, Media, Opinion on June 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Extra Connex People At Parliament Station
Posted in Government, Opinion, Travel, tagged connex on June 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
So what’s the extra Connex people on the platforms at Parliament station achieving? The cynics amongst us might say it gives the company more visibility close to where key contract decisions get made. Wouldn’t it be better spending the money on having more suburban stations manned and making the service safer at night?
Brimbank Council
Posted in Government, Opinion, tagged Brimbank, Local government, The Age on May 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I don’t think I’ve ever had anything to do with Brimbank Council. I worked with a lot of councils when I sold local government software for Fujitsu and Infomaster. I swore that, if humanly possible, I’d never sell into local government again. Why? Because they procrastinate over the most insignificant amounts of expenditure and it [...]