08-30-2022, 07:26 AM
LP - Once upon a time Royal Commissions were a huge deal - only done by absolute necessity. There were a lot more inquiries and less formal investigations, because there was an apolitical public service and possibly better oversight (red-tape!).
Now that a lot of the public service is contracted and senior bureaucrats a politically appointed, the other options aren't as effective. That and it appears de-regulation and privitisation may not work as well as is often sprouted.
The cosmetic surgery industry does need to be cleaned up judging by the little I've seen - it is too big to go smaller than a royal commission - how to regulate, who would be responsible, minimal training requirements/qualifications etc.
In the meantime, the floods in Pakistan and civil war in Myanmar continue on and people are desperate!
Now that a lot of the public service is contracted and senior bureaucrats a politically appointed, the other options aren't as effective. That and it appears de-regulation and privitisation may not work as well as is often sprouted.
The cosmetic surgery industry does need to be cleaned up judging by the little I've seen - it is too big to go smaller than a royal commission - how to regulate, who would be responsible, minimal training requirements/qualifications etc.
In the meantime, the floods in Pakistan and civil war in Myanmar continue on and people are desperate!