Fire is something, which if used correctly enhances our lives by keeping us warm and cooking our food. Uncontrolled it can burn the house or destroy wide areas. Hence fire is not intrinsically a good or bad thing. It is also not avoidable or entirely controllable. The...
Over the weekend I saw an article claiming that 70% of Australians wanted something done about gambling. As usual that “something” is code for government intervention of some description. The end result is generally inconvenience for the majority with no impact on the...
We have a tendency to think that everything which is new, as an improvement on that which is old. Whilst new inventions can improve our lives I am talking about changing things that work quite well for no reason other than something new has turned up. Previously I...
There is a human tendency to focus on small rather than big issues. This is for a number of reasons. Firstly life is made up of small things and we can all relate to everyday tribulations better than big picture issues. Also we feel more that small things can be...
Regular readers will recall the case a few months ago where a man successfully sued his doctor for not referring him for gastric surgery. I am very pleased to say that this was overturned on appeal. There was never any suggestion that the man had not been advised to...
This week I wrote an article for Australian News websites on the latest stupidity to come from Government reports and committees. A 200 page NHMRC document advised that children at daycare not blow out birthday candles on a cake as it was an infection risk. This...
