[Kharon]

Well said P7 the problems within each department are clearly apparent and well documented.  The loss of credibility tangible and the comparison between a second tier country and a supposed first tier country are stark and very real.  The Indonesians, like many others have grasped the nettle and have, with real determination, set out to achieve improvement.  This is done by acknowledging the short falls first, identifying where improvement may be made and then doing it.

There is no posturing or denial, no rhetoric to mask the fact that there are indeed some problematic areas which need improvement and there is a will to make it happen.  So much more refreshing than a constant stream of denial, sugar coated to make it palatable to government ears.  

Australia has been lucky, very lucky thus far; but when the unthinkable happens – and lady luck deserts; what will the world make of the much vaunted, sugar coated, rotten below the surface Australian system of denial, obfuscation and shift the blame game?  And what of the government which allowed the game to continue, despite the warning signs writ large.

Not too much I expect.

Toot toot.