50 ways to fix Australia

NEWS.com.au reader ideas for 2020 Summit debate | NEWS.com.au 50 ways to fix Australia: 1. If Australia is to progress, we need the development of more satellite cities in the interior to ease the urban congestion along the seaboard. Michael of Summer Hill 2. Encourage telecommuting (through tax incentives), to reduce traffic on the roads and the environmental costs associated with maintaining large workforces in a CBD. Janekc 3. Australia needs a city like Vegas and needs to lessen up the liquor licensing laws – why can I buy an 18 pack of Corona in the USA for 25 dollars and then pay 64 dollars for it here – stupid taxes. Dom of Dianella, WA 4. All hours GP clinics. People shouldn't have to go to an emergency department for a problem the local GP or nurse can deal with such as minor burns and cuts. rpg of Melbourne 5. Stop all cosmetic surgery for two years and redirect these doctors to do real work in Public Hospitals. Allan of Ingleburn 6. The web could be used to enable wide-ranging communication and collaboration - wikis or social networking could be adapted for this purpose. All of us could monitor and have input into the discussions and proposals if we so desired. Kevin Rennie of Broome 7. If Parliament had flexible work arrangements such as use of video-conferencing instead of requiring MPs to be physically present, that might encourage more women to nominate as MPs, and more people from rural areas. Rachel 8. How about making second jobs tax free? Everyone is equal too if you want some tax free money get a second job. NOTE: you must work a full 40hr week to qualify as 2nd job tax free income status. banjo of Sydney 9. Extend Smart Meters so that they can be programmed to automatically turn on/off appliances based on user preferences – e.g. on critical peak, turn down the airconditioner, and turn off the beer fridge in the shed and second television. Scorge of http://scorge.wordpress.com/ 10. It seems important that the recent invasion in the NT be quickly substituted with some form of local decision-making and not more paternalism. Self-determination, while not the be all and end all, is crucial. ABBA of Brisbane