Removing State Governments

1. Social order and economic order have changed the living lifestyles of Australians over the last 75 years. 

The aeroplane, television, computer, algorithms and video conferencing have changed the way we live and relate to each other and changed the way we trade goods and services and operate businesses. 

2. But there has been no political change to our political order since 1901.

There must be the political change which recognises the following: 

(i) A new Constitution to recognise the change in human relationships in Australia since 1901 and the change in how we trade goods and services and on which taxes are imposed or levied directly or indirectly. 

(ii) The Federal Political System has had its day. 

A simple national political system can easily be rolled out, regulated and maintained today because of technology and the easy and quick use of information by various persons at various places at various times. The algorithm within a computer has totally changed the way we live in this world this century. 

States and territories are retained in name but state and territory governments are abolished and the public service and state and territorial administrators are restricted and reconfigured to work as agents for the national government and responsible for the administrative roll-out of policy and not the policy per se. 

Such will allow for more efficient and fairer roll-out of policy. And just as importantly, the same duly considered policy across the country with variations where considered appropriate. 

There is only 1 absolute power under the Constitution given to state and territory parliaments - the sole power of law and order. 

Today, this power is more efficiently and fairly determined by a national policy rather than 8 different state and territorial policies. 

The national parliament would comprise various agreed numbers from each state and territory. 

Local councils would also be reconstructed and reconfigured and also act as agents for a national government. Again, in so acting, councils would administer and regulate the decisions made by a national government. Councils would financially account to the national government and administer the collection of rubbish, development and maintenance of parks, gardens and libraries, and the development and maintenance of footpaths.

Outside law and order, all other powers between the national government and the state and territory governments are joint powers. 

There is today massive inefficiency with the current decision-making and roll-out of jointly made decisions. 

Look today at transport, which is shared by local councils, state and territory governments and the national government. 

Look today at education, which at pre-school is shared by local councils, state and territory governments and the national government - then solely by state governments at primary and secondary school level and solely by the national government for tertiary education. 

These divisions are archaic. In 1901, without any planes or cars, it was impossible for state and territory governments to effectively govern via one central operation. 

Today, it is not only simpler but comes with a massive cost saving of at least A$150 billion each year. It will allow us to quickly repay all current national, state and local debt of A$1.5 trillion dollars. 

This change is absolutely necessary to our political system - a new Constitution to produce real and significant social, economic and political improvements for our country and its citizens. (Or the simple hand up of these joint state and territorial powers by the state and territory governments to the national government exclusively as has occurred with industrial relations laws in 2009). 

This change is also likely over time to replace political parties with passionate, practical, committed and visionary individuals.