The opposition leader is correct in pointing out the need for
our society to pull together if we are to make progress on the many challenging,
complex and divisive issues that we face.
Unfortunately, he is still living in yesteryear when
community leaders and politicians had enough community credibility to lead
people through the disruptive change processes.
To be an effective leader of change today one needs to accept
that citizens want to see evidence-based policy and change that has been
formulated in conjunction with “people like them” - not just an elite group.
Deliberative Democracy processes can achieve this!
“For too long, Mr Wyatt said last week,
government had “done things to Indigenous Australians, not with them”. For that
reason, he said, the government began working two years ago on a co-design for
an Indigenous voice in partnership with Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders
to determine how best they could be heard in Canberra and involved in the
decision-making that affected their lives.” The Australian 22/12/21
Ground-up consultation can pave the way
to the resolution of challenging issues where many different views are held.
Deliberative Democracy is a powerful
tool just waiting for our politicians to embrace it!
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As the main source of ransomware attacks is offshore, they
are unlikely to be stemmed by the threat of prosecution for making a ransom
demand. Offshore prosecution for such threats would be difficult to achieve in
the jurisdictions that most cyberattacks come from.
If the making of payments is banned, then company directors
and other individuals are less likely to pay a ransom. If they do pay a ransom,
then they become liable to prosecution.
By stemming the potential financial reward from ransomware
attacks the perpetrators are likely to look elsewhere for easier targets.
Politics is not working in this country!
Our politicians think that they are listening to and
representing the views of the people. The people think differently: In recent
research, 86% of those polled believed that Australian politics was only
beneficial to the politicians and was based on knee-jerk reactions. Barely one
in four thought Australian politics was trustworthy, balanced or fair. Very few
(<17%) believe that our political processes deliver positive outcomes, at
least most of the time.
8 in 10 Australians think it’s time to change politics.
There is a better way to do politics. Visit http://changepolitics.org.au
