Hi Hanrahan,

Always a laugh a minute :) Is there any conspiracy theory that you don't like ?

Why would any government be " .... frantically looking for ways to bring in Chinese students...." ? Because they're mindless, utter bastards ? Any evidence of all this ? Or do you mean foreign students in general ?

Or is just anything which fits in with the 'End of Days' scenario ? We're all doomed ?

Joe

Foul-Mouth,

Australian universities have become just as much migrant processing centres as they are places of higher education.

Everyone is aware that a degree for an international student is just a step towards the real aim of getting a permanent residency visa.

It's a wonder the top universities haven't already been sold to the Chinese. Or have they?

I can't think of any more disgusting political grandstanding than the garbage of changing young to one.

The PM goes down another notch for such "B" grade rubbish trying to buy the woke crowd.

When in 1984 Bob Hawke asked the Governor General to proclaim our national anthem the original line of “To make our youthful Commonwealth” was replaced with “To make this Commonwealth of ours”.

Now we have replace the word young with one.

But according to the likes of Hasbeen we are going to hell in a handbasket because of it.

What absolute tosh.

If the changing of a word means those of our indigenous brother and sisters will be better able to embrace it then there is absolutely no skin off my nose nor I suspect any off that of most normal Australians.

Get over it and get on with your lives.

A "fair go" is an important part of Australian identity
and culture. Or at least that's what we were taught.
So although changing a few words to our National Anthem
is a step in the right direction. It's only a beginning.
Equal access to health, education, legal representation
and other resources that society has to offer is also
important.

We can change a few words in the Anthem and that's all well
and good on the surface and at face value. But real change
comes with making the long-term decisions that will affect
having a fair society and high standards of living for
the marginalised groups such as our indigenous people,
migrants, people with disabilities, and so on to make sure
that they also get an equal slice of the pie.

Hiya Trumpsters and fine Centrist OLO commenters. Here are two 2021 issues for you.

1. IN 2021 TRUMP THREATENS GEORGIA ELECTION OFFICIAL TO CHANGE RESULTS

Here's Trump ON AUDIO at http://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-04/donald-trump-pushes-georgia-election-official-to-change-results/13029140

trying to pervert the 3rd Nov Election result in Georgia by THREATENING

an Election Official.
_______________________

2. CONGRESS TO VOTE (7 Jan Our Time) ON ELECTORAL COLLEGE DECISION

Reported 1st Jan 2021, http://nypost.com/2021/01/01/140-republicans-expected-to-back-trumps-electoral-college-challenge/

"At least 140 Republicans in Congress are expected to support President Trump’s bid to overturn the results of the Electoral College next week.

The Jan. 6 [US time] vote is likely to fail and divide Republicans as President-elect Joe Biden prepares to take office Jan. 20.

...Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) strongly discouraged [Republican] colleagues from objecting [to the Electoral College decision], saying it would be a “terrible” vote for Republicans because some would oppose Trump."