Dear Paul,

I don't see a bright future for people whose views are
tempered by fear and distrust. That's so limiting.
It's a great big world we live in - and we should simply
try to get along. Getting to know each other would be a
step in the right direction. It sounds like you've done
just that with your Greek neighbour - and those cookies
and vine creations sound delish. My Gran used to make
some very tasty cabbage rolls (along the same lines) and
our neighbours loved them as well. Yum!

cont'd ...

I forgot to add that I also love - Singapore noodles,
and of course a pork roast!

Paul,

"What more do (I) expect of people?"

I expect that people living in any country will speak the language of that country. It is crazy that there are people in Australia who cannot do that.

Considering dear old Hassy is always prattling on about bureaucrats and the bureaucracy that government creates to enforce rules and regulations, he has had a brain snap! Here he is frothing at the mouth about migrants because they are not speaking English fluently. What does the old sod propose; a condition for continued residency after a period of 5 years is fluency in English. Pray tell dear chap how will this marvellous brain storm of yours operate and be administered? How many extra despised bureaucrats you bang on about would you envisage being employed at the public's expense? This blokes right out of his tree on this, but that's not unusual for Hassy.
ttbn, you also think its such a marvellous idea, therefore as your fearless leader would say; please explain!

Hi Foxy,

I to love cabbage rolls, so as not to be accused of making people up, my first wife, whose family were post WWII migrants to Australia, there origins were Germany of Austrian extraction, her grandmother, she lived to be 102, made excellent cabbage rolls. Nanna's secret was to use fresh cabbage leaves, and not the pickled variety.

More multiculturalism today, one of our nephews a Maori/Samoan, turns 50, a big boy he be, drives container trucks on the east coast run between Brisbane and Melbourne, for a living, gee I'm getting old. His wife (Australian) and kids are putting on a big party. The invites have gone out far and wide for a gathering of the tribe. "T" is at this moment doing her families all time favorite "fry bread", a Maori staple along with "boil up" and "hangi", at these gatherings seafood is always a necessary, "raw fish" done island style, is always there, actually its very nice etc etc. These folks believe in eating, and no one can possibly go hungry. The party kicks off officially at 4pm and ends, well with the clan, probably about Monday morning. I'll be long gone by then.

There is a move afoot by the usual suspects to have Sec 44 amended. Only traitors seek to remove safeguards for the country's parliamentary integrity. That sort of thing used to be a capital offence. So it should be again.

However, for the time being at least, both Liberal and Labor are resisting the stupid idea, and, anyway changes to the Constitution are up to the silent majority that the political class is so out of touch with. So, our nasty little suspects are probably just blowing it out of their backsides, as usual.