A little bit more to keep the thread grinding along.
There has been a fair bit of anger here in the Hunter Valley over the lost opportunity of a major commercial development based within the old Newcastle CBD. Dithering about by the NSW (Sydney) Govt over the issue of the railway that the developer wanted ripped up. The people here want leadership, not a dithering a "NSW" State Govt that is always pre-occupied in metropolitan pork barrelling poll driven schemes.
Newcastle Herald story on what our Premier says a day or two after a Herald story on Sydney Govt inaction. Reader comments give a little insight on how locals feel:
http://www.theherald.com.au/news/loc...36.aspx?page=2
An interesting piece from a Sydney academic who wrote a comment in the above story:
http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/societ...827-13vx4.html
There have been a few different opinions thrown up here within this thread about whether new states are solution to existing capital city states and general decentralisation. For an interesting read over old arguments and current arguments in view of the renewed push for new states, have a look here:
http://newenglandaustralia.blogspot....w-england.html