Beyond Federation: Klaas Woldring

The objective of our community group is to abolish State governments and introduce a two-tier system of governance.

Federation was an achievement in 1900 but the growing fiscal imbalance between Federal and State Governments has turned the States into subservient agencies of the Federal government. Local government remains the Cinderella partner.

Buck-passing between State and Federal governments has resulted in an endless path of delays, witness the Murray Darling basin.

Hospital management is another casualty.

We experience destructive competition among the States and the Commonwealth over other essentials such as water, land, power and foreign investment.

Industrial relations, education, ports, and taxation have also become major friction areas.

Our research suggests that over $30 billion a year could be saved if the States were abolished.

These huge savings can then be used for better infrastructure, education, health and easing the burdens especially of small business, much of it Australian-owned.

We favour the introduction of a single set of laws in Australia, abolishing the States and strengthening local or regional government.

In particular we aim at effective decentralization and an end to the centralization at the State level. A more autonomous Central Coast region should be the result.

Further information: www.beyondfederation.org.au and our election brochure.

Our candidates: Klaas Woldring of Pearl Beach, a former associate professor in management, and Max Bradley, a former rural local government councillor: List P on the senate ballot paper.

Local contact: woldring@zipworld.com.au - Ph. 4341 5170

Klaas Woldring Beyond Federation, Abolish State Government