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... Why must we always discuss what it actually means to be Australian whenever someone mentions 'values'? Why must some people always belittle the notion by suggesting that to head to the pub for a beer is an Australian value? What are you trying to suggest? Is it but another way to belittle...

Ah, OK - I can see the way in which it may flow, but to me it doesn't work. Oh well.

What a load of crap. It's as though the systems of ownership, management and identity that existed prior to the European settlement (or the invasion if you're that way inclined) aren't of any significance given that they didn't span the entire continent and that they were (and still are) alien...

That went right over my head, I'm afraid.

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Coonan to reveal her media plan I'll update this thread later today. --- Media ownership laws to be relaxed Media ownership shackles to end Meeting the Digital Challenge: Reforming Australia 's media in the digital age (Key Proposals and a link to the discussion paper) --- Edit...

Two more - Beazley offers Crean little Why good times are bad news for parties out of power

'Ruralsexuals' can please the girls too Interesting. Haha Hehe

Do you really consider this to be true for all? Do you really think that men and women of the West are incapable of respecting both themselves and the opposite sex? If so, I feel sorry for you.

Labor's been warned: Beazley As important as winning the next election may be, the ALP will have to deal with its own structural issues at some stage. In particular, the factional stifling of talent is a key issue that should be addressed sooner rather than later.

Graduates 'lacking job skills' The above may be of interest to some.

Gillard slams Labor enemies

Was it actually what the victims were supposedly wearing or was it what the rapists thought of the entire cultural paradigm that the clothing supposedly represented? I'm fairly certain that it was the latter - it indicated a total lack of respect and a warped sense of power, not a 'lustful'...

Ah, the woman/girl who happens to be there at the time, maybe?

What a load of crap. Tell me, what would a piece of cloth do to stop a person intent on carrying out what is essentially a power crime? In what way can we compare rates of rape between two completely different socio-political situations (for starters, one being open and the other being closed)...

Try reading what I wrote, please.

I'm not in favour of assimilation, and I was just trying to criticise your point regarding Australia's culture. I didn't say that such countries have no 'culture', I merely said that you are mistaken if you think that Australia is essentially a cultural wasteland. That all aside, it's...

To say that Australia has no 'culture' is to assume that other countries have a 'culture'. There's nothing to be gained by romanticising the other to the detriment of what is right before you.

Wow, that in-joke wasn't even close to being funny.

Given that the Queen is currently in Australia, I thought that it would be a good idea to revive the most recent thread discussing the notion of an Australian republic. Queen arrives in Canberra