The word Kangaroo was appropriated by Banks and Cook when they asked Indigenous Traditional Owners at Cooktown about the hopping biped they saw. Their answer (in Gu Gu Yimidithirr) was that it was a 'Kungaroo'. Which raises even more deeper Questions about capitalism, exploitation, theft and denial. Same deal with the mining tax and Aboriginal lands.

Ranier... With the Nyngumatra and mantiltjara mob in the Pilbarra, the name of the aforesaid biped is "Marlu". When suggesting to a group of young blokes in Jiggalong many years ago the "lets go and get a couple of 'marlu' for a feed, I was laughed at as the butt of a joke. I was unable to 'retroflex' the R, (turn the tongue upside down and flick forward). What I had actually suggested was that we go and get a couple of 'smelly armpit'.... Literally!! I do hope that when I as for a 'cappochino' that I am not making a similar error. To incorporate into Australian english those nouns and lables provided by those with more intimate and accurate knowledge as that posessed at the time by Cook and Banks could also be a recognition of the superior and more accurate nominclature as those that they met at the time....Capitalism, theft appropriation and denial could possibly be just a little prescious perhaps?
Are we straying just a little far from Everards submission?

"Cactus..2. Oh dear, there goes the possibility of rational or civilised intercourse"......Mate! Iam talking about Plains bloke!.......I don't want to root one:)...lol.....mate! you were really funny, and I bet you didn't even know it, did ya:)...anyway, lets put a symbol of you mate!....A f,,king wonbat!......mate...stay off the drugs...lol..

Look! alot of poeple are NOT happy about Qantas and the low acts of upper level types, and I think your one of them:)....I bet your Irish too?.......Now off you go mate.....this sites for big people.

CACTUS

Oh look:0 I forgot to spell-check......People:) I just read the headline:)....."Should Qantas be a kangaroo?"....and I thought that was funny as, except for Mr " lets actually call Qantas another animal name.

However Mr kill-joy, I'll re-frame from any more stupid and none educational satire of humor just for your righteous point thats in the brackets of " important things that Australia needs to address.

My apologies to all members.

CACTUS

Sarnian writes

'Make the most of whatever is flying now because when peak oil hits and it surely will, the only flying will be by the very rich and the government. '

Tell that to the gw alarmist who continue to have numerous alarmist love fests that. They don't believe you just like they don't believe the doctrine of rising sea levels. They keep buying places close to the Ocean.

Funny enough 15 years ago Perth to Sydney return was around $900. Now you can do it for $400. You can fly Perth/Malaysia 500 return with Air Asia. I heard your kind of statement in the 70's. Just happens more and more people are enjoying the luxury of flying. Idiotic Governments introducing foolish carbon taxes are trying to keep the fun to their own tax payer funded junkets. Thankfully our Govt. will be tossed out in the next 2 years.

Don't stress its a con job.

*Fact is when you pay less.... YOU GET LESS wether you think so or not and that includes SAFETY on airlines !*

Ok Bob M, so how much do Singapore Airlines, Cathay and Emirates
pilots earn and are their planes falling out of the sky?

Next question, how many pilots got free training courtesy of
the Australian Air Force?