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June 29th, 2009

We admire great sports people when they achieve their aims, and we extol the talents of our great artists and musicians. What they do is set their sights on a goal and use their innate talents, resources and discipline to achieve. They have a passion which drives them. You can see the lights in their eyes. Their goals are not dulled by fear, powerlessness and inertia. For every one who achieves greatness there are thousands who are having a go and setting their own goals for success. Satisfaction does not come alone from public acclaim.

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Aussie School Books Pty Ltd

June 29th, 2009

Gary Underwood combined his experience as a teacher, writer and working with Australian educational publishers before building a business called Aussie School Books.

Frustrated that many education publishers were not keen to publish Australian stories, he decided to publish books for Australians by Australian writers. He is passionate about Australian children learning through our own unique stories, and Aussie School Books publishes up to 20 books a year.

The preservation of a culture is through story telling. Ready access to the web site and mass media has meant we have lost sight of our unique Australian stories as told in our own language and from the perspective our own core values.

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AUSBUY Agrees with the NSW Government Decision, But Consider This

June 19th, 2009

The Australian Companies Institute (AUSBUY) commends the NSW Government for advocating spending Government expenditure where possible with Australian companies. They are not alone in this opinion. Mr Obama recently said he is the President of the USA not of the world when he encouraged his Government to spend with American owned and made companies. The most effective way to regenerate our economy is to favour those businesses where the decisions are made here so that the profits and the jobs stay here. AUSBUY represents only these businesses. There are several issues for us to consider:

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Chinalco Interest in Rio

June 3rd, 2009

AUSBUY does not oppose foreign investment in Australia, but believes that significant investments must be evaluated as to whether they are in Australia’s best interests. Australia needs foreign investment to help it develop its vast resources. In return for that investment we provide the potential for considerable profits in a secure legal environment. AUSBUY does not wish to change this policy, but there are special circumstances regarding this proposed deal.

§      RIO is the price leader in negotiating the vital iron ore contract rates with China. These are then followed by the other major markets of Japan and Korea.

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Permatrim Australia

May 25th, 2009

Denise and Garry Turner have turned a passion for boating into a business by developing PERMATRIM, a system designed for any sized boat with an outboard motor or stern drive. The Turners have over 300 distributors Australia wide and take every opportunity to travel to boat shows throughout Australia to personally inform customers of the benefits fitting a PERMATRIM will provide.

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What Does Being a Senior Public Servant Mean?

May 22nd, 2009

While watching the Secretary of the Treasury [Ken Henry] give his opinion on how the country should be run I found myself considering the role and responsibilities of senior bureaucrats. It is an odd fact of life in Australia that we accept without much question what our senior Public Servants say but distrust our political leaders. This ignores the fact that we can vote our politicians out, but our Mandarins are not held responsible for lack of performance.

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Buy Today and Pay Back Forever – But Who Pays?

May 15th, 2009

We have been told that the $20 billion Splash of Cash spent (wasted?) would save jobs; but at what cost? How many jobs did it save? The money could have been spent by giving businesses incentives to invest in developing their businesses and creating jobs here?

The Government plucks figures for jobs out of thin air, those people who are casual workers or whose skills are not being used do not appear on the unemployment lists. Announcing an extra 2,500 for Federal Public servants is not productive wealth creation for Australia. Only businesses are productive and create wealth. When the debt needs to be paid back it is Australian businesses and our people who will be paying, not the foreign owned companies.

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Interspace – Transforming the Practical and Prosaic with Inspired Design

May 7th, 2009

At Interspace, Jorgen Hansen combines his engineering skills and an artist’s approach to design when creating display, storage, furniture and architectural solutions. For forty years, Jorgen has honed his Danish training in Australia, customizing trend-setting designs, engineered with the finest detail, enduring quality and great value. Clients in Australia and overseas recognise that Interspace’s creative solutions are an investment that enhance any project, giving a sense of arrival, of place and of beauty.

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What Do We Learn From ANZAC Day?

May 4th, 2009

ANZAC Day has passed for another year, but to acknowledge its meaning one day a year with public outpouring is not what Australians have worked, fought and died for. Although I have heard the messages for many years only this year did I truly appreciate the meaning of the four words which define the Spirit of ANZAC: Courage, Endurance, Sacrifice and Mateship. These characteristics define the essence of Australia. It is a land which tests its people. Indigenous Australians instinctively understood how to live in harmony with the land, and immigrants in the past two centuries have embraced this Spirit to create a nation that is productive, innovative and clever. But we seem to have forgotten how to develop these skills.

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The Debt Trap

April 30th, 2009

Profligate spending has increased the burden of debt on all Australians. Selling off our resources, productive agriculture and manufacturing base are a short term stop gap. At the end of this downturn how much of Australia will we still own that can generate wealth for this country and capitalize on our exports. If the decisions are not made here, the profits do not stay here and the jobs are not secure then we and future generations will be paying off the debt out of their labour not out of the productive use of our assets to create wealth for Australians.

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