Born in 1922, with early years in Mitcham Victoria, the author is a product of Box Hill High School, a World War II R.A.N.R. destroyer Signalman, and post-war B.Com. (Melb.). After a variety of employment, including nursing and factory work, Accountant and Company Secretary, he spent his final working years in the Commonwealth Taxation Office.

Never before involved in 'politics' he became engrossed, after 1975, with the possibility of a Real Democracy by the introduction of the

Secret Ballot IN our Houses of Parliament

, using a simple, electronic, secret-voting system. This concept is a burning, cleansing, 'chariot of fire' for our political system.

The author has advocated this vital reform as a candidate, first with the Australian Democrats whose leaders, (unlike many in their ranks, but like party leaders generally, and even some Independents), inexplicably rejected this reform, and as Convenor of the Secret Ballot Party.

This party is dedicated to this important reform and democratic advance, at a time when our politicians are spending their energies in fighting each other for power, destroying the very 'democracy' which they so loudly acclaim.

To replace party politics, with non-partisan, cooperative parliamentary government (as e.g. in wartime), we need the simple, but effective reform of secret ballots in all our parliaments. The best is yet to be.