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Bob Hawke and his successor, Paul Keating made a huge amount of reform, changing Australia from a country "riding on the sheep's back" (an agricultural nation) and relying much on mining, to a country exporting goods and services all around the world.

They floated the Aussie dollar, which had been indexed against the US dollar, which freed up the trade market and brought major investors to the country. They also brought the unions under control, whilst still retaining a fair wages system across the nation.

One of Keating's last acts as PM was to sign a defence agreement with our biggest neighbour, Indonesia, and improve our country's relationship with that nation of more than 100 million people.

And so it goes on. Kevin Rudd although just newly elected has already
achieved so much. And will achieve even more.

So don't despair. Be happy. Because we really have been given so much in this country. It would be a sin to complain.

Well, I guess RObert I dont want to speak to you. Stop picking on the christians and I might.

Gibo RObert makes no claims, he may not even like me saying it, but he speaks for many of us.
You appear to need help my friend, your slant on Christianity is not mainstream.
No Christian myself I think of you in terms of a very consistent man 30 years ago who screamed at a bus load of early morning travelers his version of his God every morning.
He and you make few friends for God.
Do you understand if we are invaded by say New Zealand the out come is not assured?
If China invades we are outnumbered by such a huge number?
Say what you want about unions and the ALP how Gibo could anyone give your words value?
Holy water and visions?
Had a few in my youth long before the big white bear found Bundy I did but that is another story.

Gibo “No citizens home guard defence force!”

I am with Belly on this “you are quite funny in fact.
You have pulled our legs and mine too no one could be so out of touch with reality and the real world.”

And this is a hoot too “Having collected a number of visions and prophecies over the last 15 years or so I do believe an invader will make it here.”

Maybe his name will be Darth and he will sell us all into gay slavery, make a movies of it, Revence of the sodomites.

Thanks Gibo, I like this thread. I could have some fun here.

Some of our brethren appear concerned for your health. Not me. My philosophy you are free to be a dingbat as long as you leave me to be a ? ? ? ? (insert whatever invective suits your frame of mind).

As for government, all government. Expect less than nothing for the taxes they pay and you will be happier than pretending any of them or those who support big government will do anything to help anyone, except for proclaiming faux-compassion and false promises to get elected to sup from the communal trough.

Gibo: << Ive been living in a state of mild apprehension >>

More like full-blown paranoia, I reckon - with schizophrenic ideation to boot.

"Stop picking on the christians" - see Gibo again your analysis is wrong. I give extremists a hard time but have not real concerns with christains who show respect for others (eg Foxy). I've stuck up for christains when I think they are being unfairly judged. I even supported Philo in the face of your nasty attacks on him and his faith.

It's not picking on christains, it's extremism and hypocracy I'm fighting and you represent both.

You and your fundy mates seem to be quite happy coming on here saying all sorts of nasty things about those who don't share your beliefs or your disfunctional "morals". You pick on those who support freedom of speech and choice. You make all sorts of false claims and then you don't want to talk when challenged.

R0bert