All this yabber about 'migrant stock', 'country of immigrants' etc. is a load of baloney. People born here are Australian by natural right and by law. People not born here are not Australian by natural right, only by law and the convenience (for them) of naturalisation. The first generation of Australians born of immigrants still have strong ties to their immigrant parents – multiculturalism, again; languages other than English spoken in the home and so on - and it is only the second generation that can call itself 'true blue'; although, with the nonsense of identity politics these days and the advantages seen in being part of a minority, that is not at all sure anymore, either.

Dear Josephus,

Mate you are a knock kneed little person aren't you. Is it your obvious racism, your warped take on the Christian faith, or just your narrow mindedness that drives you?

You shite stir with some baseless crap about 'Civil war', and I can not for the life of me figure out what leaps of insanity allowed you to arrive at that from the senator's speech, now you are saying there was no invasion.

You are indeed from migrant stock and unfortunately you are just another one of those 'shallow Australian' type we are seeing stick their heads up where they aren't wanted, furiously trying to rewrite the self evident history of the occupation of this land because it is unpalatable for you.

Well whoppity bloody do mate. Histories all over the bloody world are unpalatable but if we want to mature as a nation facing up to our history is something mature societies do. Part of that history includes migration from all over the world. You mightn't like the increased rates that have been supercharged since Howard upped them to serve the big business donors of both parties, neither do I, but to be trying to drive race or religious conflicts within Australia of all bloody places labels you as a sniveling, shitstirring, scared little fool.

Put a bloody plug in it.

Joe,

The greens Having finally ditched the Stalinist Rhiannon, have found the perfect replacement in Mehreen Faruqi. As a black Muslim woman with a PhD in environmental engineering, she simply needs to acquire a limp and aboriginal status to achieve green royalty in the identity politics stakes.

Unsurprisingly, her maiden speech is about how offended she is about racism and Islamaphobia, and I am sure that she will continue banging this drum with showers of offendedness about many other things.

As with most of her colleagues, she is as useful to society as an outbreak of syphilis.

Lets take a little look at - "Who exactly are the British?"

If we read English history - from its early beginnings
England is a country that over the centuries has had
multiple invasions and settlements originating from
Scandinavia, Western Europe, Mediterranean (Roman settlement)
and during colonial times - migration from its various
colonies. Analysing this history there is but one conclusion
that the English are the most mixed group of people in
Europe. A truly mixed nation. Even the Royals are a mixture
of Germanic, Russian, Austrian, French, and Spanish,
et cetera, stock - and more recently - African American.

So why are some of our forum posters complaining about
migrants and "real Aussies," when they don't know who
their ancestors really are. Look at the great denier -
Bob Katter - and his Lebanese ancestry. Truly absurd.

The majority of migrants in this country come from nations
that have a minimal mix - of invading cultures - and they
at least have been able to maintain their culture's purity
unlike the British whose culture keeps constantly changing
so to deny history - is to deny the reality of British
evolvement as a people - and therefore deny the origins of
of the British colonists of this nation.

Hi there STEELEREDUX...

Where do you get off calling JOSEPHUS a 'knocked kneed little person', and accuse him of racism, purely because he expressed an opinion, that's contrary to yours? You also accuse him of 'shite stirring' (a novel term) about 'some crap' - Steele ol' friend you really do need to tidy-up your vocabulary? I'm more than prepared to offer you some counselling in this regard. Only if you wish it? Heaven forbid, I don't wish to impose myself on you or your intellectual development? Still, as I said, the offer's there.

Just a query is all, but what made you become such a Socialist in your views and politics? In a country like Australia, that by and large wholly repudiates the old theory that; the production & exchange of materials should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole - the old communist manifesto. You seemed to have extended upon that, by pummelling those who's opinions and ideas, are very much to the contrary of yours.

As well, this lady Ms Mehreen FARUQI is somewhat hypocritical I believe settling as she has, in a Country which she claims was stolen? Is she aiding & abetting the common law crime of stealing? And would you, yourself, endorse her claims Steele?

Of course we are. It is simply a matter of when not if.

We have all the basics of a Beirut type war established, so it will happen. The big difference that may at least make it short, is some of us come real fighting stock, & are likely to get serious about finishing it quickly.