The Australian Federal Government is regulating the child care industry into the ground (I’ve noted this before).
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As of September 1 2009, it’s even worse.
New regulations coming into force allow bureaucrats to fine child care centres $44,000 for a mistake, including mis-spellings when entering the computer, and $22,000 for individuals.
Yep, that’s right… workers who [...]
The way people talk, you’d think that there are only two options for a health care system in a civilized society:
1) public health care, as found in, say, Britain, run by the government; health care is basically free;
2) private health care using insurance companies and privately run hospitals, as found in the united states.
People [...]
I was homeless a time several years ago. I never had to sleep on a park bench or find a derelict building, but I did sleep on the floor of a relative’s place for a few weeks, then moved to the floor of a friend’s place. It worked out in the end: I found a [...]
Also tagged homelessness, social policy, welfareThe Federal Government was recently advised that child care costs should increase. The increase will mostly be for increased carer training: all carers will have to be TAFE or university trained. It will also cover stricter standards, and lower child-carer ratios.
This is the most wrong-headed, brain-addled advice that could possibly be given to the government [...]
From the Wall St Journal:
The electric-utility industry is planning a pilot initiative to see whether Chinese spies have infiltrated computer networks running the power grid, according to people familiar with the effort.
Blame the so-called smart grid, the initiative to make the American power grid more efficient, eco-friendly, and more accommodating to alternative power sources. The [...]
The Sydney Morning Herald has recently published what can only be described as a wild-eyed conspiracy theory about the global warming debate by journalist Paddy Manning. According to Manning, various industry groups like oil, coal, and energy are controlling the news, using their considerable financial resources to warp and distort public debate.
News Limited is [...]
This might sound like a wild-eyed conspiracy theory, but unfortunately it’s true. The national reading policy has, for years, been controlled by a lunatic fringe who reject phonics as a tool for teaching reading.
From The Australian:
THE nation’s most respected remedial reading experts have criticised the National Curriculum Board for caving in to the demands of [...]
The lovely ladies of the Country Women’s Association (CWA) will debate euthanasia next month in Bateman’s Bay, NSW.
“They (local members) were sort of divided,” Ms McNeish said. “I personally think it should be legalised to give people the option.”
Ms Mudge agreed with Ms McNeish.
“It should be a case by case situation,” Ms Mudge said.
…and that [...]