Taxpayers must wonder just what percentage of their tax dollars are eaten-up in rectifying blunders that should not have occurred in the first place.
This is illustrated by the recent event involving our Antarctic flagship - the MV Aurora Australis.
The mission was to re-supply our scientific base on Macquarie island in Antarctic waters. The ship sailed from Hobart, but then it was discovered that the special long hose used to pump fuel from ship to shore was still sitting on the dock back in Hobart.
Fuel would be critical in surviving the coming frigid winter, hence there was no option other than turn the ship around, return to Hobart to load the missing item - and then a return to Macquarie island - at a cost of at least half a million dollars.
What seems to be missing - is a sense of responsibility !
Surely the waste of half a million dollars should see the person in charge held accountable - and given the sack ?
In government circles such matters are treated with a mere shrug of the shoulders !
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