Playing with tickets instead of developing tracks

Vic governments failure to extend the old technology of rail is a blatant example of their complete failure to understand what sustainability is and means .
How can they invest 1,3 billion in a  ticketing scheme when the real need is to expand the service , lower the rail lines and develop a lot more basic low cost high return transport . The technology for improving the rail service is old hat and if the children weren't in charge those adult experts would still be in the service ( and not have to be contracted )
Now we have the outrageous situation where we have union leaders in charge of the work . No wonder a little job  costs the earth and the expert's have no respect for the boss!
The answer - train and keep people in the public service who don't automatically fall for the new toys arguments. .

Copyrighting that which we didn't create - very clever

Great to see andrew barlett is reconsidering his support for the use of embyros for experimentation. After all , it not morality that drives such careless chanting, but the major parties intense blinkeredness over the great economic advantages of innovation - who cares if it sets us on the slippery slope - only whats progressive is good and meddling is Ok .
Never heard the Prime Minister Mt Howard sound so insincere - as Chairman he should do the right thing and vote NO to a seriouly divided group and unclear direction for australia.
New toy you ask ?
well by the time aust reserachers get to use this desperate shallow and speciuos " doing good " some other country will have got the new innovation advantage over mere chance in DNA . A dark day for the country - let the pharmas sell the idea better. Parliament seems no effective stop for an unpopular decision.