Fool Watch (Fuel Watch)

Well, dear diary it’s been a while since I’ve been motivated enough to post a new blog, but it seems like the whole world is becoming even more wacky. 

The current political debate in Australia is concentrated on the trying to reduce the price of fuel by 2 to 5 cents per litre.  Somewhere along the line, the Australian media seems to forget that oil is running out and this obviously means that the price will continue to rise, no matter whether we reduce the various excise duties or GST.  It would be nice to see some politicians who are more interested in providing people with alternatives to using their car.   People who live in suburbs beyond page 50 of the street directory do not have any feasable way of getting to work, except for cars.  It would be great to see some action in getting good bus services and public transport options in place for people, so they no longer need to be reliant on their cars.  It might also help us plan for a future where petrol goes up to $5 a litre or beyond.  My guess is that this will happen within the next five years – $1.50 a litre will look like a bargain!!