SIFA LOST ITS POLITICAL VOICE: Here's What It Needs to Do to Get It Back

THE SHOOTING INDUSTRY FOUNDATION OF AUSTRALIA (SIFA) was once a powerful political force under CEO Rod Drew. He ran successful campaigns that pushed the political pendulum back in our favour. However, with his passing, any political capital they had under their new CEO, James Walsh, has been squandered – and we look at why. SIFA was even given the opportunity to steer the National Gun Conference – the very platform we needed to unite the shooting sports – but decided against working with others to help focus on the industry’s political problems. SIFA says it is the National Peak Body representing the Australian shooting industry.  No it isn’t.  Not by a long shot. If it really wants to earn that title, it needs to change its focus to work across political boundaries, rebuild relationships with shooting orgs and develop a clear and deliverable political narrative for upcoming state, territory and federal elections. Without that, it is the umbrella for some major wholesalers and importers – but that’s as far as the pussy-footing can go. We look at what SIFA needs to do. Importantly, we reckon the ‘fixes’ shouldn’t be that difficult to put in place. Getting rid of Walsh would be a good start. -------------------------------------------------------------- GET EARLY RELEASES! Join our Patreon channel and you’ll get our episodes before they are released more widely!  You can join the channel at: JOIN our Patreon channel, simply go to patreon.com/PoliticsReloaded -------------------------------------------------------------- GUN NEWS AUSTRALIA is brought to you by Politics Reloaded and Gun Traders Australia  --------------------------------------------------------------- JOIN / DONATE NOW – strength in numbers You can back what we're doing by becoming a subscriber for just $30 a year at: https://politicsreloaded.com/join-us/; or donating at https://politicsreloaded.com/donate/  --------------------------------------------------------------- EMAIL LIST – don’t miss the news! Finally, for regular updates, hop onto our email list: https://politicsreloaded.com/email-list/ ---------------------------------------------------------------