Chris,

Why did you choose to do your PhD in government / polsci?

Foxy,

If you do not want to disclose your qualifications could you at least say what your particular area of expertise is? Is it history, anthropology, sociology, philosophy, etc?

Mr O,

All of the above and more.

How about yours?

I"m actually into my 17th year of undergraduate studies of the mating habits of the three toed bunyip. If anyone wishes to aid with my research I am offering a $2 gift voucher, redeemable at your favourite Gucci Store. I suggest putting it towards your next purchase in the Pierre Cardin range. For ethical and privacy reasons my interviews will be conducted on the "Deadly Demon Roller Coaster" at Dizzyworld fun park. From the Deadly Demon we shall move on to the "Fires of Hell Ghost Train" where more in depth interviews will take place. BTW to protect your identity no visual or audio recording will be made of our encounters! This will take no more than 3 or 4 days of your time. If you can"t reach me on top of Mount Everest just drop me a line at jerkmail.com from where I will not reply.

Poor Foxy,

You've gone from having next to nothing to now having too much of everything.

Dear Foxy,

There are posters whose contributions I don't bother to read any more, Left, Right and whatever.

Life is too short to have to deal with fools.

But I do read yours carefully :)

Australian identity is many things. It depends on age, gender, class, location, civic interests, who we knock around with, what we drink. Nobody has a monopoly on it. It's not a formula or an equation, and it's always changing whether we know or like it or not. A bit like life.

Cheers,

Joe