Yes you are right Poirot, the term un-Australian is a bit cringe worthy.

This link presents a dichotomy, if you ask yourself , "which is more un-australian ?, "being a complete fraud as is the subject of the link ? (Tony Abbott)", or "being a person whom reveals an embarrassing but true expression of intent made by Abbott during a previously confidential negotiation ?. (Tony Windsor)

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-08-16/windsor-launches-attack-on-abbott/4203518?WT.svl=news0

And finally the most un Australian thing to do, that I can think of (at this time), would be for any Australian Govt of any colour too allow the US to render the Australian citizen Julian Assange to their country to face charges of espionage.

I would expect any Govt that would receive my vote in future would give me an iron clad guarantee, that they would "never" allow this.

The definition of un-Australian appears in many cases to be an act the Australian does not like even though the act may be most Australian.

thinker2>> And finally the most un Australian thing to do, that I can think of (at this time), would be for any Australian Govt of any colour too allow the US to render the Australian citizen Julian Assange to their country to face charges of espionage.<<

Absolutely un Australian, well said.

Considering the lack of concern by the Australian government for those Australians imprisoned by the US in Guantanamo Bay a similar lack of concern for the fate of Julian Assange would be most Australian. Blair complained about the British in Guantanamo, and they were released. Howard kept silent, and the Australians were not released until a considerable time elapsed.

David, the difference between Assange and let’s say Hicks, is that Assange is nobody's puppet. That is why the U.S and Europe hate him. He lifts the curtain a bit higher so we can see what the string pullers are up to.

Whereas stupid simple soul Hicks was clay to a potter’s wheel, he was rejected by the Australian army because he was illiterate, lack of formal education is the term. He became a Muslim, he trained to kill young Aussies in Albania, Pakistan and Afghanistan, and then he got caught…Why shouldn’t the traitor be locked up.

sonofgloin,

So we had soldiers fighting in Pakistan and Albania too? Gee I must have missed that.
Funny how Hicks knew we were heading for Afghanistan well before we did and got himself trained in advance.

Assange is in trouble because he embarrassed the US. Hicks was in trouble because he was a convenient scapegoat to be demonised to justify a phoney conflict and support a dodgey political position.
One has the benefit of being able to defend himself in public about charges made against him - the other was held incommunicado for years without charge.