Dear Shadow Minister,

I don't want to be rude or unkind - but
you're wasting your time with me.
I simply don't buy what you're selling.

Foxy,

<<people like Iftikhar are a minority and not the rule>>
They may be the minority in terms of community numbers but in terms of their representation --or the representation of their views --they are very much in the dominant position.

<<As far as what's being taught at universities, again, we have an excellent example in Professor Abdullah Saeed Sultan of Omqan...>>
Listing off names provides little. And it's not just about Muslims or Islam but how history and English, in general, are represented or as is more often the case misrepresented & used to push agendas --you're reading it as me against Islam thing-- it's much, much wider than that!

Though in truth it would be interesting sit in on Professor Saeed's lectures and hear how he represents some of the low lights in Islamic history, for all his *moderation* I rather suspect he would be pushing a very much sugar coated version of Islam.

I have been having fun with this thread.
At ALP meetings and soon Christmas party,s.
See the pure cheeky attempt by the Tory,s to link Labor to their love child the Tea Party is fun!
By the way let history judge Abbott, currently if asked most Liberals would nominate a true Liberal, Frazer as the worst, because he unlike them is a Liberal.
Tea Party Tony is front runner to hold that position.
Not with us, he won that award long ago in the ALP.
But in his own party.

Dear SPQR,

At least you have an open mind on issues.
This is encouraging and will undoubtedly result
in more enjoyable discussions between us.
Fingers-crossed. Prof. Saeed does not "sugar-coat"
anything. He simply works towards a better understanding
of his subject. You may be interested in getting copies
of some of his books. One of which is, "Muslims in
Australia," and is available at any public library.

Chris Bowen says that the Opposition is prepared to immediately support raising of the debt limit to $400 billion.

If Mr Hockey wishes to raise the ceiling further he needs to release the forward estimates.

Show us the figures - show us the update. (Stop hiding information)

If the Treasurer wishes to justify the $500 billion figure, he should do so.

I'm actually finding this new government utterly hilarious to watch in action.

Staggeringly incompetent, hypocritical in it's post-election policies and even more disaster-prone than their predecessors.

Only about a week into it's first sitting and we're already an international embarrassment.

We have a PM who even looks uncomfortable in his own skin. A classic example of a "Post Turtle".

Patrol boats for Sri Lanka today - next week, tanks for Syria to keep the refugees trapped?
Talk about locking people inside a burning building.

You'd think a fireman (even an unqualified phoney one like Abbott who uses it as a image enhancer) would know better. Then again, it's his style.

Where did all the polls go?