Here's a link by Annabel Crabb confirming
Mr Abbott's background:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2009-12-16/communism-the-love-rug-and-other-tony-abbott-tales/1180562

LOL Fox,

That is such innocent stuff: one of his grandparents was in union years ago and his dad tells stories about primary school in North England in the Depression.

That is Annabel Crabb's style of journalism though, plenty of snide remarks and burley for salacious speculative gossip. There is plenty of that in trashy women's and celebrity mags (women's interest again). Crabb can be entertaining but cringeworthy and repelling when she lets her natural urges take over and out come the barely concealed claws, or the sycophancy and lickspittle where fellow leftists are interviewed.

She failed with Abbott, but you have given it two spins in a row. Fail.

Many young women are insulted and repelled by Annabel Crabb's style. -With the new focus on bullying in schools it reminds them of the use made by some teachers and other girls of sarcasm, speculative gossip and other dark womens arts in bullying. Catty and cruel.

Anyhow you like it, but that says more about you (and the Crabb) than Abbott, who was frankly and innocently recounting a few images of childhood.

I don't think an influx of Chinese, particularly wealthy, well educated ones is really too bad a thing for us. Most of the Pacific island countries would collapse in no time, if not for the hard work & industry of their Chinese citizens.

What's more they do integrate over a period, not all that much longer than Europeans. With any luck, they will help us deal with the Muslims, when the time comes, & will be a bit less wishy washy about it than all too many of us.

Dear Hasbeen,

What's this 'us'? There's no 'us' any more. There's now 'you', 'me' and 'others'. When you say 'us' I assume you are referring to the Anglo-Australian nation that Bob Hawke began dismantling in the 1980s and politicians and business leaders have continued doing since. 'You', 'me' and the 'others' don't have a nation any more because we don't have a shared history, shared language and shared culture.

The number of Chinese immigrants in Sydney is so large that they don't need to integrate. When you walk around the streets of Sydney, catch a train, ferry or bus, or visit the major shopping centres you can see that every second person is Chinese. If you are from outside of Sydney than I suggest you come and see it for yourself if you find that hard to believe. The Chinese immigrants of today don't give two hoots about integrating into Australian society and in Sydney they congregate into very large communities in the major satellite cities of greater metropolitan Sydney. They know that Australia is gradually being transformed into a Sino-Australian nation where Chinese will become the dominant ethnic group and Chinese interests will dominate the political-economy. There's already an expression in the Chinese community which shows their contempt for non-Chinese: 'Aren't the Australians dumb?'.

otb,

Nothing is more distressing than talking to
people who don't respond the way you want.
It's perfectly understandable.

Foreign Investment Board criteria states: 'Certain categories of foreign nationals, who hold a visa that permits them to reside in Australia continuously for at least the next 12 months, may be given approval to purchase established residential real estate (that is, second hand dwellings) for use as their principal place of residence (that is, not for rental purposes) while in Australia. A condition of such purchases is that the dwelling must be sold when the foreign nationals’ temporary resident visas expire, they leave Australia, or the property is no longer used as their principal place of residence.' The Chinese are very entrepreneurial, they were not called the Jews of Asia for nothing . . . Socialism with Chinese characteristics is the mantra espoused by the Chinese Communist Party - get used to it . . . your next door neighbour may be a Party member as long purchased properties are not rigidly audited to see that the purchasers conform to 'authorised buyers'. Hey, do we want to upset the hand that feeds us after we sell them iron ore, etc - Australia may go down the gurgler!?