Australia has a Chinese future.
Mr Opinion,
What a relief when you think what the alternative would be !

Joe,

You name only one ratbag; for all I know, you might also see me as one. In response to your "some people see only what they want to see" I suggest that you think about how hard it is to change yourself and you'll understand what little chance you have of changing others. I try to remember it myself, and don't bother much any more about answering what ratbags a think of my opinions.

"Don't waste your time with explanations. People hear what they want to hear.

Dear Loudmouth,

How many degrees have you awarded yourself this week?

Looks like you and Hasbeen might be adding another one to your group because Shadow Minister also seems to be a bit confused about how the higher education system works.

You guys really need to do your homework before you start BS-ing about degrees you haven't got. I'm not the only one on the The Forum who can catch you out.

Loudmouth, the majority of new migrants arriving in Australia now come from China and India. So I don't think Mr Opinion is necessarily lumping all Asians together when he says 'Chinese'. I think he is actually talking about Han Chinese migrants, a large and rapidly growing community in Australia.

In any case, you lumped all European ethnic groups together in your initial post. So obviously generalisations don't phase you that much.

Dear FrankU,

You are absolutely correct, I do not lump all Asians together as Chinese. Loudmouth doesn't like people criticising Chinese because he is in the pro-China camp and wants a future Chinese Australia.

I keep encouraging people to visit Sydney so that they can see how Chinese now dominate the demographic landscape. There are so many Chinese in Sydney that all of the signs and notices around Sydney Airport are bilingual, Chinese and English. Just about every second person one sees on public transport and on the streets is Chinese.

I have asked people to tell me how to upload photos onto The Forum so that I can show them typical scenes from around the city. No one will tell me because like Loudmouth they don't want people to realise the extent to which Australia has a Chinese future.

Like their rejection of climate change they refuse to face the reality of a changing world.

Frank,

From: http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/3412.0Main%20Features22017-18

Table 1.2
Australia's population by country of birth - 2018(a)

Country of birth(b) persons . %
England 992 000 . 4.0
China 651 000 2.6
India 592 000 2.4
New Zealand 568 000 2.3
Philippines 278 000 1.1
Vietnam 256 000 1.0
South Africa 189 000 0.8
Italy 187 000 0.7
Malaysia 174 000 0.7
Scotland 135 000 0.5

All overseas-born 7,342,000 29.4

Australian-born 17,650,000 70.6

Two million from the UK, NZ and South Africa, 7.6 % of our total population; 651,000 from China, or 2.6 % of our population.

Chicken Littles.

Joe