Made in Aus - poll., page-15

''of course Albanese is doing no such thing.... but this is a nation building policy.

we used to manufacture much of our needed white goods, food, furniture, cars and so much more.....''

I'm still waiting for you to tell me if I'd got it right or not and if not, where I've got it wrong - and yes, it's with respect

as to of course Albanese is doing no such thing.... but this is a nation building policy.

if this is an attempt at nation building - I suggest that it's a very very poor attempt - and that there are far far more basic things that require foundational building for a nation - such as housing, care, education of people - you have to get the people set, BEFORE you can seed industries


we used to manufacture much of our needed white goods, food, furniture, cars and so much more.....

trying for a return to the days of white goods, food, furniture an car manufacture is fraught with a set pathway to smallness

there is no way that Australia could become a major exporter of things like washing machines and cars ---------------- there is just way way way too much against such a concept

so, at best - all Oz could do would be to manufacture for a local market - and lotsa luck with building better washing machines than people like LG or Bosch and similar -

IMO, we would get slaughtered on quality, slaughtered on price, slaughtered on after sales service ------------------ ditto ++++++ cars


if we WANT to get into things that we CAN do and have a clear difference in the way we do things -------------- then invention, innovation and research are as if they are tailor made for Australians ------------- why?

because we 'think' differently. And we 'think' in terms of new ideas and concepts -

if we look at national characteristics - we find things like the Japanese were very good at applied science - but, they were dreadful at working out new things - they were dreadful at many things

Oz is great at thinking up new things - and very very good at getting things going with a bit of wire and some sticky tape ------------------ some other nations have that kind of character - Russians are crazy inventors and wire and sticky tape people.

Asians are incredible at pragmatic solutions ---------- but, Ozzies - they have a special place in that kind of world ------

if we look to the past - we look to people like Headlie Taylor - his brilliance was in ideas

yes, he was a good enough backyard engineer to make stuff - and did commercially, but his real forte ------------- was conceptual thought -

and his inventions - now feed a great part of the world.

Just imagine if we educated and backed people like this -------------- people who helped feed the world ---------------- that's a bit of a leap up from making a few washing machines


''Headlie Taylor, the inventor of the header harvester, had very little formal education. According to the sources:
- He left school at the age of 14.[2][3]
- He was self-taught and learned from books on engineering, having little formal education.[3]
- One source states "He had very little education. He taught himself out of books on engineering."[3]
- Another source mentions "Headlie Taylor left school at 14 years of age and set out to create a machine that would harvest damaged crops."[2]
So while being an ingenious inventor who revolutionized grain harvesting, Headlie Taylor did not receive much formal schooling beyond the age of 14. He was largely self-educated through studying engineering books and applying his knowledge practically to develop the pioneering header harvester design.[2][3][5]
Citations:
[1] https://mgnsw.org.au/organisations/headlie-taylor-header-museum/
[2] https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09...f-the-modern-header-harvester-statue/10256308
[3] https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-02...ntenary-celebration-henty-agriculture/5260900
[4] http://archive.maas.museum/australi...mp;article_id=1001&behaviour=view_article
[5] https://www.headlietaylorheadermuseum.org/project.html