ttbn,

"Good on you. Anyone calling himself/herself Australian looks suspect if they use American spelling. Australian English is British English, NOT American English"

You do seem to have a bit of a worry over spellings and ,as I said, Australian English is not British English whereas American English is far more English than British English is.
http://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20180207-how-americans-preserved-british-english

CM, I referred to you as an old time wog basher, no necessarily in the physical sense, but more the verbal type of bashing. As for your idea of nuclear weapons, they are the thoughts of a warmonger, someone who advocates the annihilation of millions. You call me a communists, but like others on here, from your far right perspective I would seem like a communist, however you might define a communist.

As for China, I'm somewhat ambivalent, having no desire to see their political system inflicted on Australia, no more than having a desire to see our system of government inflicted on them.

Paul wrote: ..."Australia's economic success, post WWII, is very much down to immigration."

Actually Australia's economic success post 1788 is very much down to immigration.

Hi Paul,

I agree with you in seeing our country stand up to
China.

Australia has committed troops to each of
the US major conflicts since the second World War to
prove its worth as a security ally but I have to admit
that I am somewhat nervous of Washington under the current
president - who's adding to the instability that the
alliance was designed to prevent.

In the meantime Australia's economy has become the most
dependent on China. Today relying on these two great
powers as sources of security and prosperity seems
increasingly risky. Australia needs to find new partners.

I think that Australia will need to change the way it
operates. It will increasingly need to act without
counting on US support. It will need to cultivate support
among the governments of the island countries to our
immediate North and get on with our neighbours through
diplomatic means.

Of course I'm not suggesting we drop the US as an ally - it's
just that we do have to look at other alternatives as well
for our own security.

mhaze,

Good one!

While our economy was in the developing days, we needed immigration. Now, along with all developed countries, we DO NOT need it, particularly on the massive scale we have been enduring for so long. Immigration is now purely political, of no use to anyone but politicians and large, international retailers and real estate shysters and developers.

To listen to migrants and their supporters and the "stunning" achievements that non-Australians are supposed to have achieved, one would think that Australians sat around on their arses until these "saviours" arrived. Forget about the pioneers who made the country liveable for the johnny-come-latelies; forget about two world wars, the Korean war - even the Vietnam war that migrants missed. Then there's the British rule of law and way of life that most of the non-UK immigrants could not have dreamt of in the shiteholes they departed.

The rubbish put around on immigrants by the extreme left, in these pages, and the MSM (normal people don't mention it) is just one of the many things put about by a minority of wreckers and haters of our country and culture that we must say a firm NO to.

Ttbn,

People have come from hundreds of countries and regions to Australia and, once they are here, they have as much rights to bring over their relations as you do. They have equal rights in every way. EVERY WAY. There are no superior or inferior groups in Australia.

And hopefully, never will be.

Joe