Improve Australian government governance

Comments on Henry Ergas “Conroy wins, taxpayers lose”, 25/09/2009, http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,26120526-7583,00.html

I agree absolutely that the federal government is using taxpayers’ money to gamble for its own will and narrow and outdated left-wing labour interest.

That is unfortunately for Australians. It is a pity that there is enough checks and balance to constrain the politicians for their irresponsible behaviour at the expense of taxpayers.

There should be a law to prosecute politicians and government ministers for wasting taxpayers’ money, just as criminal prosecutions against private executives and businesses.

The federal government’s NBN has been extraordinary in that it does not have a business case study with $43 billion of taxpayers’ money potentially involved. How can such a stupid government policy come up in the first instance?

We are in urgent need of improving the governance of government.

Politicians should not act so recklessly. It must be stopped.