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25/03/2010
You Can’t Always Have What You Want

Wouldn’t it be wicked to be able to order personalised political campaigning from the menu of global restaurant chain "Mc’Politicow"? "Are you ready to order Sir"? "Yes, I’ll have a fair contest with no spin, cover ups, outrageous spending promises or lies and, a side order of salaciousness, just to pique my waning interest in you all". "Very good Sir, and to drink"? "Yes please, I need one after being force fed all that tripe over the last six weeks"!

These people aren’t interested in the health of the economy, the health of the health system or your health for that matter. They’re scared, weird little guys whose only interest is in saving themselves from electoral defeat. What chance does the average punter have in making an informed decision when all of the information presented to the public is tarted up like some tawdry, Fabio inspired, love novel? What do these vacuous oxygen thieves really stand for? They’re mute, dumbstruck by the party machine, afraid to speak up or out unless in tongues or in confused riddles like "stormwater in a desalinated cup of tea" - she sells sea shells by the sea shore but they’re not as big or as hairy as mine - and most of them couldn’t lie straight in bed anyway.

So after the battle, you exercise your constitutional right and, collectively we now have to live with the outcome for four years - and they say a week is a long time in politics. To the victor goes the spoils, and in the words of the late great Teddy Whitten "winners are grinners, and losers can please themselves". Well at least half of us are smiling - that’s the irony of democracy, you only have a 50 percent chance of being happy with the "jib" colour of your elected representatives, and that’s another seafaring metaphor as in I don’t think I like the colour of your jib old boy!

Participatory democracy, which strives to create opportunities for all members of society to make meaningful contributions to decision-making, and seeks to broaden the range of people who have access to such opportunities, may well be the answer - and isn’t that how all successful businesses are managed? Imagine that, a politician moves a motion in the parliament and it instantly appears on your TV, computer, mobile phone, iPad, iPod, gastroPod or some other widget, and we all get the chance to say Aye or No - I think the Aye’s have it.

No, you can’t always have what you want but be careful what you ask for because you just might get it!

Speaking of Teddy Whitten, and apologies for the belated segue, with one contest over so commences another, far more important one. Round 1 of the 2010 AFL premiership football season kicks off tonight and we would love to have you join our Footy Tipping competition this year. There are great weekly, mid year and end of season prizes to be won, including the grand prize of your choice of holiday travel to the value of $2,000, and it’s absolutely free to join! To express your interest click here. To all of our tippers, good luck and may your tips be true.

Gary Hatwell
Executive Chairman

 
5 simple, cost effective ideas to promote your business

Does thinking about marketing and promotion for your business leave you in despair? Do you feel that there are not enough hours in the day to spend time considering marketing options and of course everything you would like to do is just too expensive and time consuming? While a marketing and promotion plan is important, how about putting into action some simple, cost effective ideas to get you started. The following 5 ideas are easy to put in place yet are often overlooked.

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