1. My faulty knowledge is that many Chinese are here as students, i.e. temporarily.

2. I can't tell the difference between Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Malaysian Chinese, Hong Kong Chinese, Mongolians (yes, there are some here), central Asians (yes, again) Thai, Burmese, Filipinos and even some Polynesians. Perhaps Misopinion has far broader experience differentiating people than me.

Anyway, back to topic: Anthem. What about Eric Bogle's 'Shelter' ? It's such a stirring song, and for once, gets away from bloody kangaroos and boomerangs and wombats and convicts, to speak for all Australians from 60,000 years ago right up to today, 29.2.16.

Anybody want to put that to a vote ?

Joe

In the Australian this morning: the Chinese inbound tourism market is worth more than $5.8 billion a year, estimated to reach $13 billion by 2020. So those Chinese faces that worry you, Mr Opinion, are spending BIG money.

And on the issue of adopting Australian values: last year we researched the men on the local war memorial for a publication for Anzac Day. One name puzzled us, we couldn't find his service record in the excellent on-line archives. It turned out he had enlisted under a false name in a different state - because his father was Chinese and some enlistment offices refused to take Chinese. For the record, his name was Camillus Sue, and he died at Gallipoli in 1915. I'm honoured to accept him as an Australian. Are you, Mr Opinion? And others like him today?

Shelter - lovely suggestion, Joe.

But you can't march to it!

Hi Cossomby,

NO, but you can waltz to it. I just tried marching to it around the room and tripped over my feet.

It still gets my vote :)

Cheers,

Joe

One Line Opinion,

Have you decided on which of the many Chinese languages you are going to have as a component of your bi-linguality?

Whichever you choose you'll be bi-lingually unintelligible to millions of Chinese.

Dear Cossomby,

They are not tourists. They are locals.

Again, is it possible to upload photo images to these posts?