privatisation
(SMH) The state government has bowed to pressure from police and road safety experts and reintroduced mobile speed cameras as part of a $170 million effort to reduce the road toll. [..] These cameras can be covertly operated by civilian contractors working from unmarked cars parked by the side of the road. [..] It is understood they will not be operated by police but by the RTA or civilian contractors. read more
Everyone seems to overlook the fact that law enforcement is being done by people that are not police officers. It's like a bad dream where Australia is renamed Kmart and everyone and everything in the store either belongs to the company or are governed by the rules of the same unelected corporation. There is nothing in the Australian Constitution about giving corporations lawful power over we the flesh and blood people.
(SMH) Councils across NSW are hiring security guards to act as surrogate police because of a shortage of real officers to patrol the streets. Councils hit by a shortfall in police numbers are also spending thousands installing extensive CCTV networks to improve security and spending ratepayers' money to improve police resources, including buying patrol cars, The Sunday Telegraph says. read more
Police and private security guards are paid with the same inflationary fractional reserve currency, so why the police short fall? New security guards (making profit for a company) only need do a "9 day course" before they get to start strutting their rent a cop stuff. New police cadets that swear to up hold and protect we the common law Citizens, have to go through more rigorous training.
"There are fears that the use of private auditors to check food safety standards at nursing homes and hospitals may lead to a rise in cases of food poisoning in New South Wales. The State Government changed the law to allow private operators to carry out inspections instead of the Food Authority. But the Combined Pensioners and Superannuants Association says the change could compromise the health and safety of older people. The Association's Antoine Mangion is concerned it will lead to a drop in food safety standards. "Providers of food services like hospitals and nursing homes will look to find auditors who go soft in the private sector," he said. [...] The Primary Industries Minister Steve Whan says it gives organisations more flexibility as well as providing a greater number of auditors to carry out inspections." read more
More "flexibility" for what? Either food is safe, or it isn't. Gee, they could hire Monsanto to check all the Canola frankin food with GMO's in it.
