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.
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