Nation’s plight caused by more than bungling

IN 1995, Australia was the world’s richest country, according to a World Bank survey at that time.

If we were the only country on Earth, we could easily survive with our resources and minerals.

There is no reason why we could not all have a high standard of living.

Instead, industries have closed down, farmers have been driven off the land and our foreign debt ($ 224.5 billion) continues to skyrocket. We have massive unemployment, poverty and appalling social problems.

So why are we in this disastrous position?

Are our politicians really so incompetent? Has our present desperate situation been deliberately caused?

Australian politicians are elected to represent the wishes of the people in their constituencies and to act in the nation’s best interests.

However, certain politicians simply follow orders from their party hierarchy, and powerful international forces.

The battle is between those who want Australia to be an economically strong sovereign country where the politicians carry out the will of the people versus those who want Australia to be subordinated to a world power, with our politicians either non- existent, or puppets.

It is about the survival of Australia, which faces its greatest crisis since World War II. The tragedy is many Australians are unaware of this. JUSTIN MOXHAM,

Townsville.