We should all be thankful that Malcolm put an end to Abbott's 'Reign Of Terror'. In his short time in office, only a few weeks, Malcolm has got the place going gang busters! Only yesterday the stock exchange threw out a lazy $100 billion, which I am sure went to the most needy, most deserving, and not the greedy buggers in society. Well done Malcolm. You should all realise, and be thankful, it was Malcolm's doing that allowed you the day off for Christmas, again well done Malcolm.
I propose we declare October 24th Malcolm Day, a public holiday of course, and on that day we can celebrate all things Malcolm, a day of festival and sports, with pie eating contests and jelly wrestling as we all sing the new national anthem 'We Love You Malcolm' based on that Australian classic pop anthem 'Love Me Do'. by our very own iconic band 'The Beatles', for those that don't know the words yet, you can just hum along. Do I have a seconder?

Foxy,
I am not interested in what some academic said, I am interested in what you said and your inability to show anything racist with your 'facts'

This is what you posted
"People who are in denial about racism in this country are simply ignorant. Lets look at the facts - we imprison
brown asylum seekers, we once celebrated our national day
with a white racist riot. There were assaults on Indian
students, a little political organisation called
One Nation, and of course "the intervention" - the heraldic
beak on our long hawkish treatment of Indigenous Australians".
Foxy, OLO Friday 18-4-2014 12.18.35

Pity you do not have enough character to admit you stated that, and that it is wrong. A deliberate attempt to disparage Australia by deceit.

Dear Banjo,

Start your own discussion on "Racism
in Australia." You would find it
quite beneficial. There is plenty of
material on the web.

It sounds to me like you really need
to vent your spleen.

Dear Paul,

I really can't see any other alternative
to Malcolm Turnbull as Prime Minister
of this nation. I'm not impressed with the
Labor Party or the Opposition Leader.
There's no one else currently available
vying for the job excep fort Mr Turnbull.

Unless things will change drastically, I
cannot see anyone else standing for the
position who would have a chance at the job of PM
apart from Malcolm Turnbull.

Hi Foxy, I think there is "talent" in the Labor Party and I favor Penny Wong, although she is in the Senate, but a move to the lower house could be accommodated. I like her way of speaking, forthright, and has a good grasp of the issues. I can hear the howls of indignation about Penny from the rabid right on the forum already. To be frank, she is female and of Asian extract, among other things, which would count against her. The Liberal Party outside of Turnbull has no real talent at all.
Your comment about Australians being racists; yes and no, I sometimes feel many people are prejudice more than raciest, there is a fine line of difference. I'm talking here and now, in the past I would totally agree with you, Australians were racists, I grew up in those times, and in a matter of fact way by today's standards Australians were extremely racists, it was institutionalised within society and I can recount a lot of personal and general experience of that, "black" people were inferior, that was an accepted norm of European society in thoses days! Today people have fears and suspicions of those they don't understand, they see black people and others as being different, and accept the negative stereotyping that the media labels these groups with, like all young Lebanese men are gang members, hoons and drug dealers. Prejudism is not only restricted to "white" people, it cuts across all stratums of society, "black" people can be prejudice too.

Not long back I was labeled raciest by a Canadian for using the term Eskimo and not Inuit, I did not apologies as I did not see the word Eskimo in an Australian context as being raciest, some Canadians do, and I told him so. I often have a go at my partner when she calls me "Pakeha", I tell her it is a raciest term, she said its not, and she is right, but i don't tell her that.

Dear Paul,

I don't believe that a woman has much of a chance
in being elected as PM in this country. Not even if
its Penny Wong or Tanya Plibersek. Now Julie Bishop
may be another story. I would list her as a
contender sometime in the future. Though just not
yet.