Professional Historian and History Consultancy Services Brisbane
Category: Important Public Statement
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The Way It Is, Don’t You Believe Them…
Standing in line, marking time Waiting for the welfare dime ‘Cause they can’t buy a job The man in the silk suit hurries by As he catches the poor old ladies’ eyes Just for fun he says, “get a job” Why do we put up with it? That’s just the…
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Right-On, David: Why do I not have the Job of the Under-Qualified and Over-Confident?
Finally, David, among the Queensland journalists, you have come out and finally say it. Who hired them? What qualifications did they possess? Would either of them have scored a job anywhere else with similar qualifications and judgement? The Focus of David Fagan’s piece is on young people, but, what I…
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What it is Costing Me for What a Higher Education Institution Ought to Be Paying Me
My direct business costs, as a history consultant in Queensland, is a little over $5,000 over six months, but my living costs, being able to do the work of a history consultant, is over three-time that amount. Many of the cost items for the budget are indirect business costs, such as vehicle and transport costs.…
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BACK-UP. THE TECHNOLOGICAL ATTACK. Re: Education ? Placement poverty in Australia (Case Ref: LW62300)
Dear …everyone thinking in Australia, [This post reproduces an email to the Australian public persons. It was the second email sent. The system is attempting to destroy the capacity for the information technology as in email workhorses to handle large and critical thinking as substantial text; fightback to the dumbing-down of the commercial world ! swearword…
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The Effort for Queensland Public Service Workforce Statistics, and Who Pays for Knowledge?
A colleague of mine (and a “colleague of mind”) wanted to help us — the South East Queensland Community — with a project in urban sociology. He wrote to the Queensland Public Service Commission (QPSC), regarding workforce profiles for the Queensland Public Service dating back to at least 1959. The QPSC replied they currently produces…
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Public Transport System of Brisbane: A Conversation with the folk of South-East Queensland
Following Public Message on Public Infrastructure in the Lead Up to 2024 BCC and Queensland Elections, I have had a few conversations and enlightening feedback. One conversation was with a colleague and friend who described the Brisbane City Council (BCC)’s bus over rail policy in the observation that the state government is responsible for…
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Public Message on Public Infrastructure in the Lead Up to 2024 BCC and Queensland Elections
WHY DO WE CONTINUE TO LET POLITICIANS AND COUNCILLORS LEAD US DOWN THE PATHWAY OF FAILED POLICY? Brisbane City Council Policy (BCC): Bus over Rail. Queensland Government Policy: Private Financial Interest over Public. It is interesting to think about the Sydney experience. The government’s management of both modes of transport is very poor. Bus services…