Now doesn’t this make you want to emigrate? And people wonder why I chose to move to somewhere at least 100kms from the nearest Pizza Hut, McDonalds, KFC or any multinational fast food chain.

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Why Institutions Feel Slower Than the World Around Them

The frustration with institutions isn’t wrong. But the explanation usually is. The problem isn’t political will or institutional timidity. It’s a design built for a world that no longer exists.

When Care Meets Constraint

Efficiency built the care systems we have. It is not sufficient to sustain them through what’s coming. The pressures arriving into health and aged care are structural, not cyclical, and the response needs to match.

When Feasibility Stops Being Feasible

The model is sound. The assumptions have been stress-tested. And the project is still harder to deliver than the numbers suggested. The problem isn’t the modelling. It’s what the model assumes about the world.