Australia’s safety and solid education system would seem to make it well-suited to innovation.

However business is dominated by commodities, a few big banks and a few other big companies. I guess that what led to the low innovation rating.

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doesnt surprise me one bit… especially when i suggest solutions to it & give a reasoned rational argument about why australia’s approach to innovation & supporting entrepreneurs has been all wrong for so long… and what i get is the same decades old stupid argument of “…oh right & who’s gonna pay for it…” (or some other equally BS argument), as if it wasnt entirely clear to anyone with half a brain as to how to get it to pay for itself.

…hurry up australia… decide you want to support people like me or you will lose me too… i am heading overseas & taking my projects with me at the first chance i get ;-P ( …i think i should finish that with “you bastards” LOL …just kidding… i still love australia, but i just dont think it has a clue how to deal with people like me )

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You took the words right out of my mouth Trevor, I to am a budding entrepreneur, but no one give me a chance.
I have invented a sports/trade glove with a patent and trade mark and have a number ready to go but Gov will not help me out. http://www.eliminator.net.au.

I also write movie scripts that can change Hollywood around but Chump’s in Australia want to rip me off along with computer games and even a Sporting Chant rather than the OZI OZI Oi Oi nonsense. Get a real Chant you so called Aussies and stop jumping on the English band wagon if I recall growing up Oi boys are from England. Or put some lyrics in the chants.

Oh yes and some anti Slogans for the entire big boy’s, here is one for you.

Advance Australia……..
We help the BLUGGER
Not the BATTLER

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Trevor Reply:
November 4th, 2009 at 2:12 pm

yes i think the attitude seems to be that if you arent actually currently starving or with both your legs blown off, then you dont have any real problems… people love to give to a charity that makes them feel better, but they dont want to contribute to helping their own, and many people cant seem to comprehend that some of us havent had the financial stability they take for granted… on top of this, the problem is compounded by people who actually believe that there is some kind of correlation between income & brains, and so they assume that if you had an idea that was worth anything, then you wouldnt be struggling financially.
at least you have your patenting done, i cant even afford that… which means i cant even talk to anyone about my inventions without risking being ripped off.

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I will give you an insight to how backward I feel Aussies are.

When was the last time you went to an Australian restaurant???

Go ahead give me a place which we have innovated in this area.

Other than The Black Stump or Red Rooster.

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