OK Foxy, everything you said is correct.
Perhaps I misled you there in that I did not tell you that the Dutch
engineer said that in 1956.
So what he was referring to was everything up to that time.
So thinking about it, it was less than 200 years at that time.

There seems to be a legend that the Europeans came after the war and
developed the country from an agricultural country to as you see it now.
The country prewar was a technically highly developed country with a
standard of living prewar higher than that of Europe at the time.
During the war Australia supplied it forces with aircraft, ships,
trucks, radio equipment and fed the Pacific forces.
Workers owned their own houses at a higher rate than it is today
and was virtually universal. In the street where I grew up our fathers
were all workers of one sort or another and my father was a coach
painter on the tramway, as was his father.

Australia was very early in the postwar computer field with CSIRO
starting the alleged first computer in Australia.
On that I am fairly certain there was an earlier machine in Canberra
in a secret location.
I am certain because my first computer boss worked there.

The only area that was lagging was television, it did not start till
1957.
Pre war there were three car factories, all railway equipment was
built in Australia and I think there was a ship building industry.
Australia was leader in many scientific areas with radio astronomy
being THE world leader. As an aside I applied for a job at the radio
astronomy lab at Sydney University but much to my great disappointment unsuccessfully.

@ Binoy Kampmark

"Her command of the various types of Islamic religious costume also leaves something to be desired, not to mention her awareness of the formalities that attend it"

Costumes YES, but in no way religious.

Tents and face coverings are a man made ruling used to humiliate and subjugate women.

Nothing more.

Absolutely nothing at all to do with Islam which is a political, misogynist, totalitarian ideology masquerading as a religion.

Please I suggest you start reading the Koran, Hadith and Sunnah.

Yes Bazz we had a ship building industry. We even built ships, railway rolling stock & diesel locomotives in places like Maryborough for gods sake.

We built our own earth moving equipment, mining equipment, & exported cane harvesters & complete sugar mills.

Now of course we only take in each others washing, apart from mining, & we buy our mining plant from Korea.

Perhaps we should send a deputation to the US. Once he has walled out his Mexican problem, we might be able to build a wall across Oz at about Coffs Harbour latitude, so we can at least preserve a little of the best of the old Oz up here.

We still might have to clean out a bit of Brisbane, the part where English is only spoken as a second language, but I'm sure there is the will to do it.

Dear Bazz,

You misunderstand me. I am not trying to downplay
the contribution that anyone made to this
country. BTW - I worked for several years at
the CSIRO Radio-Physics/National Standards
Laboratories at Sydney University. Some of my
happiest times.

But to continue -
What I hate and will not tolerate under any circumstances
is the fact that some people insist on downgrading the
contribution that migrants have made to this country-
that it was only the Anglo-Celtics who made this country what
it is today. That is simply not true.

That I find dishonest and demeaning. It's telling me that
my parents who worked so hard from day one, raised their family,
and asked for nothing from anyone did not contribute anything
and don't count. History tells a very different story.
And is there for anyone to read and do their research on the
subject.

I shall leave it there. Suffice to say that I was born in this
country. I am proudly Australian. And all I ask is that when
talking about what contributions were made and by whom to this
country of ours - people like my parents not be excluded.

Hey Foxy,
This is starting to get stupid.
Joh was born in NZ, family came here when he was aged 2.
Pauline got married age 16 to a Polish refugee after getting pregnant.
So what?
I may have seemed to come across a little racist yesterday, but that wasn't the intention and you missed the whole point.

Let me explain this to you:
I may technically oppose multiculturalism and SSM, but it's not because I hate foreigners or think gays shouldnt be allowed a legal union.
It's the crazed progressive push behind these agenda's I oppose, that seek to destroy all western countries soverignity and identity, and make us disunified and subservient to globalism ideals.
For multiculturalism, its about getting the mixture right, not too much too fast. Like concrete or steel you can crete something strong of something that fails, and importing Muslims is not an altogether great idea.
For SSM personally I could care less if they marry, but I oppose it because of the sexualisation of kids and attacks on other members of the community.
Chinese Investors?
Bringing this up makes no difference to me...
If I had my way I'd change the way we do things and I've mentioned these things before.
Basically I blame politicians for being incompetant, concerning themselves with leftist issues and other crap instead of coming up with better policies.
If I can do it, why can't they?

I'm glad you mentioned that there are 6 suburbs in Brisbane where foreigners outnumber Australians, because it proves my point.
Every bloody suburb in Sydney or Melbourne has more foreigners in it than Aussies now.

Which proves my point about you southerners now being hostage or subservient to situation you have created.
A local candidate cannot be elected without supporting immigrants and minority groups.
You're not really part of Australia anymore and you want to push the crap onto the rest of us.

yep no doubt many contributed to making this country great while many academics have dumbed this country down. Once the CSIRO and BOM were somewhat credible. Now they are overpriced propaganda machines spewing out lies and fudged stats. Pauline might not be real bright but she makes Sarah Hanson look totally illiterate.