At the beginning of his speech, he talked about how, when he was a child, he used to talk to his neighbours. Today, Bill now observes his grandchildren talking to people on the other side of the world using the internet. His message in the Budget was one of new opportunities in front of a new generation. I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't. It seems to me that the huge growth of a globalised communications technology has not been matched with an equal growth in the human skills of community-building.
People are deeply woven.
We have fundamental needs and responsibilities that we share between each other and across generations. But we've been sadly lacking in a governance that understands the wisdom of this in both our local and national affairs.