Ann Summers is wrong. Most teams around the country accept all and any comers and every member gets a turn to play. Ask any parent of a child's sport team or the coach of a country football team.
Then comes the question of the term Team Australia, and it's implication of patriotism, now apparently an obscene word.
It is love of this country and it's value systems that holds us together as a cohesive group, and ironically, that is the very quality of life that attracts so many migrants and refugees from their own fractured societies.
To expect minority groups to support the system they came here to enjoy and benefit from is such a basic requirement that it beggars belief they should need to be reminded of it.

Well, this is a real storm in a teacup isn't it!?
The Muslim community can be a little bit precious at times, and indeed, their sympathies seem at times to be with the terrorists?
Rather than those who confront this extraordinary unprecedented, violence as a way of life; Satan personified, extreme evil.
So evil in fact, I'd have no qualms about nuking them and preferably before they can create/welcome in a civilian population to cower behind!
These patent callous cowards seem to have mastered that art, haven't they?
Or is it just more of the same acceptable behavior in that part of the world!?
I rarely agree with the PM, who from my perspective, often just opens his mouth to change socks.
Those Muslims who are third/forth generation Australian, just wouldn't be offended by this typical Australiana!
If they are, perhaps they should consider, where their own personal loyalties lie!?
Here and with us; or over there and with that extreme evil!? Well?
It simply can't be a hard question for inherently decent civilized people!
I take exception to people who come here; accept our protection and our money, then quite form isolated virtual ghettos, that seems to try and recreate part of the still extremely troubled middle east!
And then set about trying to change/assimilate the host culture?
Or find themselves extremely offended or outraged by a completely harmless chance remark.
I just don't buy it!
Personally, if our culture and social mores are not to their liking, then please feel free to migrate back to where they are!
I'll even pass the hat around and wish them a happy bon voyage!
You'll have a nice day now, y'hear.
Rhrosty.

with such Abbottphobia only being matched by the ABC you can easily see why the uni sector needs not only a shakeup but a complete over haul.No concern showed by the masses being murdered, raped and pillaged by the religion of peace. Just the favourite Abbott bashing from mainly those who said he was unelectable. How predictable. No doubt this trash should give Binoy a run on the drum or Q&A.

A clever, perceptive article. I hope Phoney will forgive me but I don't want to join Team Australia.

Team Australia should be immediately renamed "Spineless American Apologists".

Phoney is no leader. Perhaps you've noticed?

Runner all religions are murdering crackpots,, whacky Abbott can't wait to join the US in any war, no matter where, go to church, pray to the Lord, then kill all to your hearts content, such is religion.

Big Nana,
patriotism has always been a dirty word for me because in practice it's synonymous with smugness and xenophobia.

"It is love of this country and it's value systems that holds us together as a cohesive group".

What value systems? What cohesion?