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The current flood crisis highlights numerous areas where the federal government has failed to follow up on recommendations from recent royal commission reports into the bushfires and disasters.
As an example, the Queensland, NSW, ACT and Victorian state governments already work with the charity GIVIT in managing donated goods via its online donation management platform, a role GIVIT is playing now with the floods in Queensland and NSW. If AGL were listed on the Dow Jones index, it would be a certainty for inclusion in my Dogs of the Dow portfolio. Inclusion in this august group reflects no credit at all on those who are charged with running the business and are well paid for their efforts.Philip WinkworthThe suffering and carnage visited on Ukraine is creating a realignment of international interests thought unthinkable some years ago.
In the Indo Pacific, Japan and the US – once fierce enemies – will now form the backbone that confronts a confrontational and expansionist China, supported by the military capabilities of other regional nations. As Japan’s Defense Force moves to a more offensive role, constitutional change may be an issue.
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