PNG is an independent Nation. It has a wealth of resources, timber, gas, oil and fisheries.
Seriously rich...well at least for some.!
That country should be left to its own devices to live within its own means ...and not be spoon fed (bloody big spoon !) from the Oz taxpayer.
"Welfare" by any other name.
Then PNG would face its own reality and have to sort it out themselves.
Oh, no..the Chinese have stepped in !
Wastage by bureaucrazies is everywhere...Oz is no exception.
CAsA peed away $250K +/-on an 'investigation' about something they already knew about..was a deliberate CYA , 2 specific arses actually, exercise. Historical.
Recent. Jet charter out of Cairns...TWO flights by Health Dept..you know the one, billion plus wasted on IT pay system and the psuedo Prince got away with 16 mil...ONE flight could have sufficed with planning/coordination,so double the cost to the taxpayer.
No worries...plenty more dollars where all that comes from. !!
That this country has 3 levels of 'government' for just 24 mil people shows how really dumb we are. The wastage runs into the billions and made worse but a tidal wave of regulations, fees and imposts.
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