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interest people. Its an article by Ian Miller, Executive Officer
of the Australian Radio Communications Industry Association.<br>
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<p>"Australia’s public safety communications need to be treated as a
single ecosystem, with full spectrum allocations and proper
funding.</p>
<p>Australia is going through a time of significant change, brought
on by the natural disasters of the past summer and the health
crisis that has changed our world. The disruption is expected to
remain significant for quite some time. On a personal level and as
the Executive Officer for <a href="https://arcia.org.au"
target="_blank">ARCIA</a>, I can see some of the changes on
multiple levels. However, when I look at the projections of what
will supposedly come from the <a
href="https://naturaldisaster.royalcommission.gov.au/"
target="_blank">Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster
Arrangements</a>, I do have serious concerns.</p>
<p>Although much of the discussion has been around the extent of
natural disaster preparation our agencies conduct each year, the
overall impact has been that there has been too little done and it
has been done too late. One cannot help but wonder what effects
successive governments (both Commonwealth and state) have had with
their continued press for ‘productivity gains’ being the
underlying formula for wage increases. After all, ‘productivity
gain’ is just another term for doing the same amount of work with
fewer resources — how often can you continue to squeeze the lemon
and expect to get more juice?"</p>
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Read more: <a style="color: #003399;"
href="http://criticalcomms.com.au/content/public-safety/article/no-room-for-communications-complacency-in-the-new-normal--847936761#ixzz6R5q0BX8B">http://criticalcomms.com.au/content/public-safety/article/no-room-for-communications-complacency-in-the-new-normal--847936761#ixzz6R5q0BX8B</a><br>
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Mark Dods VK3ZR</pre>
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