Free speech, another of those nasty British inspired traditions that need to be consigned to the rubbish bin of history?

Isn't that what the anti Western/British leftie ratbags want?

Malcolm Turnbulls speech in which he appeared to rubbish Tony Abbott and which wass applauded by the lefties and laborerely showed they were all totally inept at gobernmrnt and lacked awareness of international relstions

Our most important and closest relationship is with a country that has Dames and Sirs as part of its national honours system.

New Zealand. I think they would be miffed a tad at the derision being heaped on those who have not rejected our common traditions. It is probably why yhey keep winning at Rugby. They hold their traditions in esteem.
Sir Brian Lahore.

Yeah sure, a referendum conducted under the barrel of a Russian gun, is truly representative of what the people want?
And Russian activists were not visiting the houses of known Tarters, to put them well and truly in their place, or well away from polling booths.
And how is it actually possible, to have a free and fair referendum, where the is no question or option for the negative?
That's more like a staged ultimatum, to an energy dependent region, not a free and fair referendum!
What planet are you living on David?
There are a couple of old Irish sayings that come immediately to mind.
The first, if he had another brain it'd be lonely, and two, if you could put his brain in a thimble, you'd still hear it rattle.
As for me being a typical Australian, I'll accept that as the nicest complement you've ever paid me, David.
You'll have a very nice day now, y'hear.
Rhrosty.

The prefixes "Sir" and "Madam" are titles meant to denote people worthy of respect. They are no different to "Professor", "Doctor" "Father", "Sister", "Sergeant", "Captain", "Queens Council" or "Monseigneur." If we are demanding an egalitarian society, then lets get rid of all titles.

One Socialist country was stupid enough to do just that. With a conformism worthy of all stupid Socialists and other Taliban like thinkers, Communist China in the 1970's proudly proclaimed that it was removing all badges of rank from the Red Army to show it's comradely credentials. Unfortunately, ity got itself involved with a war with Vietnam, where it boated that the Red Army would "teach the Vietnamese a lesson."

Unfortunately for the Chinese, it was the Vietnamese who taught them a lesson about ideological stupidity.

It has never been titles which honour men and women. Usually, it is the other way around. However it is amusing to note that so many republicans suddenly become monarchists when invited to receive a K or a QC.

I think Tony is on a winner here. There are so many republicans who want to destroy the established, British leaning Australian identity, and replace it with God knows what, that many Australians who think that multiculturalism is going to be catastrophic for this country welcome a return of our British honour system as an identifying traditional Australian value. The more the multicultural republicans scream about it, the better we like it.

God save the Queen. Up yours, republicans.

David G as always I do agree with your postings, I really do, and not only myself, but many others are concerned that the USA is trying to control the world, we are right they are wrong, it is far better to discuss problems that arise, understand the problem rather than trying to create another world war, we must always remember the original Aborigines had no choice in deciding the fate of the country they had owned for forty thousand years, the British decided that as soon as they landed, it is ours by any means we want to use, no conference over the table for them. Writers to OLO must look to the past as for claiming land, the Russians to me are no different to what went on then.

For those of us that would prefer Transgender Operations one would not expect Sir, Sire, Dame, M'Lady or M'Lord but

Trannie, M'Trannie, McTrannie or simply:

- Sir John Howard of Tampa Kiddy Chuck

- Dame Bronwynn Bishop of Maggie Witch Thatcher Mark II

- (in time) Sir Tony Abbott of Jesuit Budgie Ears

and of course:

- Dame Gina Rinehart of Thunder Thighs I'm Rich