Kudos Kid, if you are going to quote other posters get it right, Foxy and I are HOPERS the likes of you and ttbn are NOPERS. No song and dance from you on that on, just a cut and paste, and a quiet correction Ah!

As Arsethrottle famously said; "Sometimes the porcupine comes home to roost, and it just might be up your backside!" So watch out for us porcupines.

A good quote there Foxy, always be positive, unlike the miserable Old Farts who are going to exit this world full of bile and hatred.

Indy,

Come on tell the truth, when you got off the boat you were given a free house, a well paid cushy job, only if you wanted it, and cash in your pocket, after that it was straight down to Social Security for your dole, followed years later by an over paid pension. That's what many native born Aussies believed at the time. As it was said by the Dinky Di's; "The Wogs have got all the houses!"

Hi Paul,

I always try to be positive. How can we not be when
we know the great things our forebears accomplished.
We must not lose sight of the sacrifices that our
ancestors made for us.

Anzac Day is tomorrow - Lest
We Forget.

I guess what I am trying to say is - we
should let the memory and celebration of all our
great Australians be not only a reflection on our
past, but a salutory lesson for our future.

We need to learn from people like Sir Weary Dunlop
and Caroline Chisholm and Vincent Lingiari and all
their historical kin, so that we can become the Australia
we aspire to be and more importantly, create the Australia
we aspire to live in.

rache,

So this Sky After Dark refers to SkyNews, does it? You just call it "they".

And, you believe "they" are "extremist right-wing pundits with the same agenda (as) many on this site, (who) spend their time attacking the left but somehow never get around to to defend the right".

So, what your use of 'Sky after Dark' boils down to is just another big sneer opportunity for the Commo Class to use in lieu of actual ability to make a case and make sense.

Oh, and it is good to know that we allegedly "extremist right-wing pundits" are not actually being attacked by you people on the extreme left.

As soon as someone starts using labels - people turn off.
Nowadays people's views are not
locked in as they once were. People do change their
minds on things - as more information is made available.
Or they lose trust.

In this election there are so many serious issues to consider.
And unless someone just votes for their "club," they will
have much to think about and consider.

For example, not everyone is buying what they're being told
by the major parties. People are questioning more and more.
It will be interesting to see how all this pans out.
It used to be so common - the endless boasting and
inflating of achievements. The promises made.
This no longer works so well.

Lying also leads to high political polarization and the
deterioration of trust in the political system. People
are becoming "swing" voters. They are also expecting promises
to be kept. Scrutiny is making its appearance.
And politicians had best beware. They may just lose the seat
they've taken for granted for years.

In a sense- "The people haven't left the parties- the parties have left the people."