Proposed changes to amateur licence conditions

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Reminds me of a poem:

"We'll all be rooned," said Hanrahan,
In accents most forlorn,
Outside the church, ere Mass began
One frosty Sunday morn."

But it is fun doing some bush lawyering, so here's my 2 bob's worth.

Apart from the loss of some of the 3.6 GHz band, it all looks positive to me.  Why, oh why, does every contributor from the amateur community to forums and the like as always seem the believe that the sky is falling?:
-  The ACMA says that the three tiered system is preferred by the amateur community and it has no qualms with that.  Tick.
-  Additional privileges for Foundation and Standard licencees, even some that weren't requested.  After the hue and cry about additional privileges for F calls that has gone on for years, I would call this a win - Tick.
-  Possible 6 character calls for F-calls (to go along with the digital permissions).  Tick.
-  Removal or relaxation of the 'commercial equipment only' restriction on F-Calls.  Tick
-  The ACMA affirmed the goals of experimentation and hobby use.  Tick.

Pretty positive outcomes to me.

But then again:
"While round the church in clothes genteel
Discoursed the men of mark,
And each man squatted on his heel,
And chewed his piece of bark.

"There'll be bush-fires for sure, me man,
There will, without a doubt;
We'll all be rooned," said Hanrahan,
"Before the year is out.""

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Edit to added attribution for the poem:

John O.Brien "Said Hanrahan".
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/39721083