Dave Lt

ON THE FUTURE OF AUSTRALIA It's clear to me that many people think the world and the way things are is static. And that things will continue to be what they have been recently, unless we intervene. This makes political priorities focus on adjusting how things are today rather than positioning Australia for tomorrow. Australia has been following this journey over the last 2 decades... accumulating $1t debt whilst the quality of life for people has been declining. We've been put on the back foot. We talk about inflation, interest rates the economy and jobs like it's a weather pattern and we're just observing it, not the ones active in and amongst it. The economy is the net result of all actions done inside and with our country. The world right now is a fast changing place, and Australia is well positioned if we tackle the right problems. But we have to be clear on the direction we'd like to go as a country. What's missing to me are value-based heuristics that everyone can get behind. This creates a framework for leadership to have decisive decision-making amongst a fast-changing world. It also creates a sense of national unity, not increasing divide. Political leanings should be based on how to execute towards this shared vision. I'm increasingly skeptical about the quality of the skillsets that get developed as a career politician, because it seems that the main skillset is "how to play politics". Talking points of no real substance during interviews, impromptu debates on talkshow segments, nobody knows what's going on or why decisions are really being made. We jump into policies that are confusing, rushed through parliament and you have to be a detective or conspiracy theorist to try and understand the true intent, or think about downstream consequences. Values-based heuristics shift the conversation from A vs B, to "how do we get to our shard vision?" Here are some examples: - cheap & abundant energy (with minimal environmental impact) - encourage and support resource/infrastructure projects approvals, whilst maintaining high enviro/social standards (i.e. hold a high bar, but don't fuck them around, limiting future investment) - housing policy that prioritises owner-occupiers - excellence in govt services (delivering services to a high standard and cost-effectively) - leadership in areas strategic to Australia's global positioning - stewardship and care for the land - a great quality of life for the everyday Aussie We're currently going through a one in a generation transformation. Let's not fumble this. Australia, it's time to build.💪

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