Strangely, the RAAA seem to be doing the best job of speaking for GA at the moment:
I'm not sure which makes me sadder; the fact that we don't have a strong assertive group representing us, or the fact that we need one to be heard by government.
A few months ago when ex PM Gillard had an emergency summit on the car industry, everyone was there. Government staffers, department heads, union leaders, industry bodies - everyone except anyone directly from the car industry.
By comparison, each year in Thailand the PM has a roundtable with the CEO's of all of the major car companies there. No staffers, no unions, no industry bodies. Just PM Yingluck in direct dialogue with leaders of industry. Which country has a vibrant, growing car industry and which has a dying one?
Why won't anyone from government get their hands dirty anymore and learn about what they are representing?