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» 29/09/2010 10:36:12 AM Since when was anything about the Labor Party ‘progressive’? Labor has retreated further b.....
» 29/09/2010 10:13:26 AM The charging of Australian soldiers with manslaughter in the middle of a war just shows wh.....
» 28/09/2010 2:33:48 PM Does this joker really expect the Oppostion to help out a Government that wasn't elected b.....
» 28/09/2010 2:24:04 PM I wonder how many non-scientists who believe everything scientists say are confusing carbo.....
» 28/09/2010 11:15:16 AM If a carbon tax is ‘imperative’, why is the Australian Government intending to go into a s.....
» 27/09/2010 3:08:45 PM [Deleted for arguing about moderation decisions on the forum.].....
» 27/09/2010 10:08:50 AM [Deleted for arguing moderation decisions on the forum. Commenter suspended.].....
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» 24/09/2010 1:47:40 PM ..... What? A Christian kid or non-believing kid is supposed to respect Islam when he or .....
» 24/09/2010 1:46:35 PM The author’s claim that “Our religious prejudice (particularly against Muslims) has increa.....
» 24/09/2010 10:37:26 AM Australian universities and our useless politicians need to start concentrating on Austral.....
» 23/09/2010 10:42:44 AM The bizarre situation occurring in India with its preparations for the Commonwealth Games .....
» 23/09/2010 10:29:59 AM The corrupt United Nations sticking its nose in again? Australia has no influence over N.....
» 23/09/2010 10:18:06 AM Muslims are the last people to complain about non-Muslims burning or threatening to burn c.....
» 22/09/2010 10:20:39 AM They won’t be fed. Forget the global warming nonsense and other excuses. The only soluti.....
» 20/09/2010 5:08:22 PM Hooray! At least one poster, Chris C, knows his onions. Hitler was no more a Catholic than.....
» 9/08/2010 5:20:16 PM Pedestrian, "The most recent study reported on this week...", eh? All of the ol.....
» 9/08/2010 5:11:36 PM “Fatefully, as it would turn out, Minchin does not believe in human induced climate change.....
» 9/08/2010 2:48:46 PM Geoff Davies might be kidding himself, but few people would believe that GetUp!is anything.....
» 7/08/2010 10:05:08 AM Raise the Dust is clearly a rusted on Laborite, criticising John Howard (even to the hackn.....
» 6/08/2010 2:45:54 PM Thanks, KH. Sue Wareham is a serial luvvie, with not idea of what the real world is all ab.....
» 6/08/2010 2:42:20 PM Loxton, You ask: "Really. Do you have any evidence for this?" Do you really ha.....
» 6/08/2010 12:56:13 PM Briar Rose, And you talk about "shallowness"!.....
» 6/08/2010 11:48:13 AM From what we’ve heard of Rudd, cabinet meetings were of no import whatsoever; Rudd spoke, .....
» 6/08/2010 11:14:39 AM “Two things pose an overwhelming threat to the planet as we know it, climate change and nu.....
» 6/08/2010 10:45:23 AM Political parties have not “drifted” to the right, lad; they have deliberately moved to th.....
» 5/08/2010 1:00:17 PM Mhaze is right: the lot the so-called poor does improve every time it improves for the ric.....
» 5/08/2010 12:54:04 PM Jjplug, You don’t address your comments to me, but as you quote part of my post in your s.....
» 5/08/2010 11:18:20 AM So, if so-called skilled migrants are as useless to Australia as the Productivity Commissi.....
» 5/08/2010 10:29:58 AM According to Ross Gitten’s article in the ‘National Times’ 4th August, the Productivity Co.....
» 5/08/2010 9:38:18 AM Most Australians are opposed to a big Australia and want immigration reduced. Politicians .....
» 4/08/2010 1:16:49 PM Remember to write 'REDUCE IMMIGRATION' at the top of both ballot papers on 21st August. It.....
» 4/08/2010 9:38:00 AM There is absolutely no reason for Australia to have a bigger population. End of story......
» 3/08/2010 9:55:38 AM There are laws to deal with any bikies who are criminals now. It is only show; governments.....
» 3/08/2010 9:52:06 AM Briar Rose, “I do know that there are categories of ignorance, and it doesn't do to muddl.....
» 3/08/2010 9:45:04 AM “The Australian economy is like a dog chasing its tail. More migrants fuel growth in the b.....
» 2/08/2010 4:13:14 PM Severin, I don’t usually respond to your comments because you have made your opinions qui.....
» 2/08/2010 2:03:48 PM Hasbeen, Truer words were never written. I don't know why you call yourself 'Hasbeen'. Yo.....
» 2/08/2010 1:58:14 PM Briar Rose, "I have a suspicion that the voters who support Conroy in his mad missio.....
» 2/08/2010 11:46:12 AM "...Senator Conroy's mission to filter the internet..... has little or nothing to do .....
» 2/08/2010 11:42:32 AM The greenhouse hullabaloo and propaganda from rent-seekers is the real obstacle – to commo.....
» 2/08/2010 11:10:54 AM King Hazza, Don’t get too hooked up on Sharia law; it has no influence on the real and cu.....
» 1/08/2010 3:33:58 PM King Hazza, "The point is that there are simply too few Shariah-endeared fruitcakes .....
» 31/07/2010 9:42:29 PM One of the worst 'relativists' when it comes to Islam is the Archbishop of Canterbury, who.....
» 31/07/2010 9:38:49 PM John J. and King Hazza There is simply no comparison between Islam, which has not changed.....
» 31/07/2010 1:33:05 PM "AN Islamist website based in Australia is co-hosting an international forum this wee.....
» 31/07/2010 12:41:24 PM PS Merv, The article was about the constituonality of the Rudd/Gillard shuffle of leaders.....
» 31/07/2010 12:36:40 PM Come on, Merv. I'm almost 70, and to me, the 'best' years you refer to were only so becaus.....
» 31/07/2010 11:15:17 AM Merv, Rudd's 'favour to the disadvanged' still has to be paid for. And it won't take many.....
» 31/07/2010 11:09:25 AM “In the final analysis, the meek and poor shall inherit the earth.” No, Philip. It will b.....
» 30/07/2010 1:59:59 PM "What remains puzzling is why a prime minister, deposed from the pinnacle of public o.....
» 30/07/2010 12:37:43 PM Has anybody stopped to think that the lack of action on climate change is due to the fact .....
» 30/07/2010 11:12:21 AM There is certainly a 'nothingness' about Australian politics and politicians; but I'm no s.....
» 29/07/2010 11:49:28 AM Another 85 illegals arrived today. If the Greens gain the balance of power in the Senate, .....
» 29/07/2010 11:44:02 AM The assembly of a 150 is silly. Also silly is the author’s claim that: “The simple fact is.....
» 29/07/2010 11:05:28 AM ..... Don’t be fooled by John Warhurst. Politicians don’t do deals unless there is someth.....
» 29/07/2010 11:04:29 AM The word “deals” linked with the word “politicians” will always invoke thoughts of “someth.....
» 28/07/2010 3:02:07 PM The fact of the matter is that most people - those rusted on to one party or the other; th.....
» 28/07/2010 2:53:45 PM “What the Greens are offering is simply a vision of something different…” They certainly .....
» 27/07/2010 9:01:42 PM Runner's comment on some doctors not being able to speak English properly is important. A .....
» 27/07/2010 2:29:30 PM I have now read Tanveer Ahmed's,article, and I totally agree with it. I also empathise wit.....
» 27/07/2010 2:11:14 PM Thankyou, Graham. It is a bit rough when people make remarks about me before I've even swi.....
» 27/07/2010 1:53:56 PM I agree that Labor will retain Government; but only because Australians have to be dragged.....
» 24/07/2010 10:09:57 AM The mad Greens would block nuclear power in the Senate......
» 24/07/2010 10:06:53 AM “I dare any pollsters to conduct an Australia-wide survey and ask people how global warmin.....
» 22/07/2010 1:00:43 PM It's interesting to see that some people will not vote for Labor after Gillard's tactics. .....
» 22/07/2010 10:45:40 AM Gillard and her gang have done nothing illegal or undemocratic in ousting Rudd; no more th.....
» 22/07/2010 10:06:52 AM If the Greens gain the 'balance of power', we are in big trouble. It should be remembered .....
» 22/07/2010 9:52:05 AM Stan, A 17 year old, hey? You are still in nappies, laddie, and don't know anything about.....
» 21/07/2010 3:46:10 PM John Howard should hang onto his candidature; we should break off cricket relations with t.....
» 21/07/2010 3:45:19 PM After the racist and insulting behaviour of the non-white cricket cartel with regard to Jo.....
» 21/07/2010 3:06:28 PM Well put ozzie! The ‘big Australia’ mob never ask themselves how countries (e.g. in Scandi.....
» 20/07/2010 2:15:20 PM "Can China be trusted?" No......
» 20/07/2010 2:13:31 PM Jason, You got one thing right. I will never tolerate poofters. What you do is your affai.....
» 20/07/2010 11:38:10 AM Do Australians really take pride in our democratic system? The 1.4 million not on the elec.....
» 20/07/2010 10:52:24 AM “…the critical issue of climate change.” This ‘great moral dilemma’ ceased to be of criti.....
» 20/07/2010 10:29:08 AM Come on Pelican. You know better than that. Homosexuals thinking they are normal are just .....
» 19/07/2010 10:40:53 PM jason84, “Because there are heterosexuals who sell their body for money, then that makes .....
» 19/07/2010 4:56:03 PM Pathetic! Just because Gillard is non-religious, she might be OK with sexual perversion an.....
» 19/07/2010 3:36:29 PM I agree with Hasbeen. It is any Australian Government’s job to serve Australians and to ac.....
» 16/07/2010 10:55:50 AM Same pathetic view of illegal arrivals – there aren’t many of them, and we can always send.....
» 15/07/2010 10:54:40 AM We should be guarding our “national security” in Australia, not in Afghanistan. Let the Af.....
» 13/07/2010 2:49:54 PM It is not racist to “… single out Afghans and Sri Lankans as public targets for deportatio.....
» 13/07/2010 2:48:41 PM There is a difference between the Government and the Opposition. The former has proved it .....
» 13/07/2010 12:24:02 PM "Many Australians would be shocked that Australia is still seen as a racist nation.&q.....
» 12/07/2010 4:25:57 PM Most of our population increase is caused by immigration. There is nothing hard about redu.....
» 12/07/2010 4:03:11 PM Australia has the highest per capita intake of offshore refugees in the world. There is no.....
» 12/07/2010 3:56:10 PM The illegals had passports etc. when they flew to Pakistan or Indonesia on the way here. T.....
» 8/07/2010 11:03:24 AM Rudd's change of 'morals' and Copenhagen should be enough to show anybody that climate cha.....
» 8/07/2010 10:55:26 AM I flatly refuse to read anything contributed by ANY politician, irrespective of brand. Pol.....
» 8/07/2010 9:55:02 AM The Greens don't stand for anything very much. They talk unrealistic nonsense - pie in the.....
» 7/07/2010 3:50:37 PM Have a look at Andrew Bolt's blog today. An Afghan who was accepted as a refugee, and now.....
» 7/07/2010 2:36:33 PM We can only wait to see if Gillard does what she says, but at the moment she is at least l.....
» 6/07/2010 12:34:45 PM “‘“The States Parties to the present Covenant recognize the right of everyone to the enjoy.....
» 6/07/2010 11:55:07 AM 11.15 am Central Standard Time, and Gillard is just talking about her new illegal boat pol.....
» 5/07/2010 2:57:08 PM ...... As far as the general public knows, there is no evidence whatsoever that any of th.....
» 5/07/2010 2:55:32 PM People arriving illegally by smugglers’ boats should not be part of any refugee intake. We.....
» 2/07/2010 1:51:36 PM Australia had a perfectly good identity before we had the obnoxious policy of multicultura.....
» 1/07/2010 8:31:44 PM Suzeonline, You don't seem to know anything about the administration of morphine other t.....
» 1/07/2010 12:27:20 PM One difference is that 'withholding' and 'withdrawing' goes on every day of the year. Anot.....
» 29/06/2010 10:47:29 AM It is the Australian LABOR Party, Jennifer; not LABOUR. The ALP could not spell properly (.....
» 28/06/2010 5:02:57 PM I just hope that opponents of euthanasia remember their twaddle when they are dying in ago.....
» 28/06/2010 4:59:34 PM King Hazza, I think that you are correct on Tony Abbott; he has too many rough edges. Th.....
» 28/06/2010 4:50:08 PM It is the height of ignorance and stupidity to call people who want borders protected from.....
» 28/06/2010 2:31:17 PM Reading what Bruce Haigh blathers about anything is not worth reading, but the poster, Ste.....
» 25/06/2010 12:22:18 PM People whooping about the ‘first woman Prime Minister’ might very well be celebrating prem.....
» 25/06/2010 11:43:43 AM ...... This lawyer has clearly spelt out for the ‘good’ people who want to pander to ille.....
» 25/06/2010 11:42:28 AM Like most “weeks” for this that and the other, Refugee Week will be unknown and uncared ab.....
» 23/06/2010 10:15:12 AM Leave Rudd in power long enough, and what he hasn't taxed out of existence he will have na.....
» 23/06/2010 10:11:15 AM The cost of keeping people in Stone-Age museums of squalour should not be borne by anybody.....
» 23/06/2010 10:07:34 AM “Professor Manne argues that our response to asylum seekers reflects an underlying racism,.....
» 22/06/2010 1:05:38 PM Sure, Rudd might "actually win". However, if he does, he will continue to be the.....
» 22/06/2010 12:45:51 PM We don't have culture of death. We have a culture of meddling by government and do-gooders.....
» 18/06/2010 12:04:01 PM .... Given Chairman Rudd’s butchering of the economy and general managerial incompetence,.....
» 18/06/2010 12:02:54 PM What! “Labor itself has jettisoned its former commitment to socialist principles.” Chair.....
» 18/06/2010 11:12:56 AM “The racism and sexism controversy in rugby league is a window into the soul of Australian.....
» 17/06/2010 8:30:43 PM Some commentators now link feminisation of society with that other bane of the Western wor.....
» 16/06/2010 4:32:39 PM .... Then he says: “Refugees in the past have contributed to the Australian economy and h.....
» 16/06/2010 4:31:32 PM I’m glad to see the renegade Liberal, Georgiou, is leaving politics. Abdul Hekmat needs .....
» 15/06/2010 11:11:42 AM “The Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, names urban congestion, housing supply, lack of water and.....
» 11/06/2010 10:41:19 AM Rather than increasing population we must start thinking about reducing population; not ju.....
» 11/06/2010 10:24:24 AM If…” cultural diversity (is) a critical component of social cohesion, creativity and produ.....
» 10/06/2010 2:00:42 PM Rudd has certainly wasted taxpayers money on ‘stimulus’, while denying that the mining ind.....
» 10/06/2010 1:09:48 PM Alice Aslan, born in Turkey and now living in her second Anglo/Saxon country, has at least.....
» 9/06/2010 11:01:29 AM This type of thing has been churned out time and time again. It is naive and useless to co.....
» 8/06/2010 10:50:10 AM What is interesting about Neve Gordon is the way he attacks those who think differently fr.....
» 7/06/2010 2:44:00 PM The same goes for whingeing Muslim bogans......
» 7/06/2010 2:40:12 PM Right on the Mark, Jonathon Ariel!.....
» 7/06/2010 2:36:10 PM The unions can do as they please; but, if they are really a sensible and worthwhile group,.....
» 3/06/2010 2:12:28 PM The author is correct. The whole thing was organised by Turkey and an Islamic 'charity'. O.....
» 30/04/2010 10:42:15 AM Penny Wong is just stooge of Chairman Rudd who controls all. Be glad that the ETS is kaput.....
» 30/04/2010 10:33:49 AM Kevin Rudd has shown that he has no morals, no backbone; he is interested only in his own .....
» 28/04/2010 10:51:42 AM The world was not brought to a stop by a volcano. The world was brought to a stop by kneej.....
» 28/04/2010 10:46:15 AM Aborigines who have not already taken matters into their own hands and moved into the gene.....
» 28/04/2010 10:40:59 AM I hope this sour woman is as happy in the US as we are happy to see her go......
» 28/04/2010 10:34:44 AM Every war that Australia has become involved in since and including Vietnam has meant boat.....
» 27/04/2010 3:23:21 PM Anyone riding a bicycle on the same road as cars is a hazard to motorists and either an id.....
» 27/04/2010 2:56:15 PM “…: they learn cultural and moral values through, for example, history, english and drama,.....
» 27/04/2010 2:31:36 PM There is no such thing as equality in a liberal, free enterprise society; there is just th.....
» 23/04/2010 2:47:02 PM If two Vietnamese people have a child in Vietnam, the child is Vietnamese. If two Vietname.....
» 23/04/2010 12:27:56 PM ...... I believe that this situation arises out of the fact that government after governm.....
» 23/04/2010 12:26:49 PM “Anzac Day gets its name from the Australian & New Zealand Army Corps, who fought in Galli.....
» 23/04/2010 10:30:22 AM Oh, Joe; I do wish I was 'sensible' like you:) Your comment is right on the knocker, thou.....
» 23/04/2010 10:22:04 AM I have never made any secret of the fact that I don't believe in bringing 'refugees' to Au.....
» 23/04/2010 9:58:57 AM Jay of Melbourne, Yes. Self-hatred seems to be peculiar to white Australians. There are p.....
» 22/04/2010 8:13:17 PM Every illegal who arrives on a boat takes the place of someone waiting to be brought to Au.....
» 22/04/2010 3:47:03 PM It's a very naive person who presumes illegals allowed to come to the mainland to collect .....
» 22/04/2010 3:30:47 PM ....... It also seems that Andrew Jakubowicz wants to increase his chances of punishing Au.....
» 22/04/2010 3:28:27 PM This bloke is again stirring the pot on totally boring, unnecessary and divisive multicult.....
» 21/04/2010 2:25:56 PM I also note that the usual crackpots are talking about 'haters' again. Of course, the 'hat.....
» 21/04/2010 1:59:22 PM jjplug, I doubt that an ill-mannered redneck like you would apologise to anyone; but, per.....
» 20/04/2010 10:31:47 AM .......And, if these ‘inevitable’ refugees in Afghanistan showed some backbone and took up.....
» 20/04/2010 10:29:51 AM Anybody would think that Rudd had actually cracked down on illegals, as he promised he wou.....
» 19/04/2010 3:56:33 PM Shadow Minister can control what his children see and do. Other parents need to get off th.....
» 16/04/2010 3:04:10 PM Food is a business: it’s about making money, not feeding starving people. The last sentenc.....
» 9/04/2010 2:43:07 PM I presume this author is an Iranian; he at least lives there. But what strange ideas he ha.....
» 9/04/2010 2:30:51 PM If these dons are so smart, why do they need to cite a public opinion poll? Public opinion.....
» 9/04/2010 2:01:39 PM If less than a third of Australians have a university legislation, that’s a very good thin.....
» 9/04/2010 10:56:38 AM RawMustard, Unfortunately, TRTL is not kidding. He is one of those people who never comes.....
» 9/04/2010 10:46:53 AM Cheryl, I'm not an immigrant. I'm a fourth generation Australian. Like all but about 3% o.....
» 8/04/2010 8:51:09 PM TurnRightThenLeft, I’ve noticed your moniker pop up occasionally since you quit your reg.....
» 8/04/2010 8:23:01 PM So you are an immigrant, Cheryl. That explains a lot. You are just another whinger who doe.....
» 8/04/2010 3:53:16 PM Cheryl, And I though CJ Morgan was the nastiest and most poisonous on OLO. You are a very.....
» 8/04/2010 3:35:40 PM To paraphrase Maggie Thatcher, just where are these sea-level rises?.....
» 8/04/2010 12:12:47 PM ......The most in your face, teeming millions are now those who are irresponsible drivers,.....
» 8/04/2010 12:11:56 PM Under how current legal regime, the ‘rules’ would probably be used against the innocent pa.....
» 8/04/2010 11:26:15 AM “Although enjoying swings of more than 7 per cent, the Liberal Party at the recent Tasmani.....
» 7/04/2010 4:12:12 PM The author has a point. Too many animals or humans equals fights and lower standards. How.....
» 6/04/2010 11:20:26 AM “Copenhagen provides yet more evidence that the current constitutional regimes are incapab.....
» 5/04/2010 9:16:03 PM Ozzie, As you say, Brian Holden is polite and thoughtful, unlike poor old Cheryl whose at.....
» 5/04/2010 3:12:33 PM I appreciate your response, Brian. I cannot honestly put myself into the shoes of these .....
» 4/04/2010 12:21:33 PM People arriving by plane do not arrive illegally. They become illegals only after their vi.....
» 3/04/2010 10:13:58 PM ....continued, So, back to your 3 year old granddaughter – the innocent child you used to.....
» 3/04/2010 10:11:49 PM Brian Holden, You say that “the point of (your) article is that if we are going to be cru.....
» 1/04/2010 1:43:06 PM Interest rates are still lower than when I bought my first home over 40 years ago. While .....
» 1/04/2010 10:20:26 AM So, why did this ‘Hakim’ character “escape” from Iraq if it was OK to leave his wife and c.....
» 27/03/2010 8:55:27 AM Rache, You must have slept through the Howard period. Howard did do the things I said he .....
» 27/03/2010 8:42:34 AM I have no interest in religion or the so-call religious right, but if Alan Matheson is cor.....
» 26/03/2010 2:51:12 PM “There is absolutely no evidence that anyone of importance or official status ever said an.....
» 26/03/2010 1:00:12 PM Bit of mis-spelling and letters left off there, but I hope the message is clear......
» 26/03/2010 12:57:42 PM LEF, Good to have a non-aggressive and non-nasty response/question to a post. Thankyou. .....
» 26/03/2010 10:34:57 AM E. Sykes, The usual talk about "right wing bile" from Mr.Sykes. The usual disli.....
» 26/03/2010 9:50:35 AM Kevin Rudd might very well have been “convincing”; I didn’t hear the debate. But, let’s n.....
» 26/03/2010 9:03:03 AM Rhian, As an agnostic, I do not believe anything that is in the Bible. I can only repea.....
» 25/03/2010 2:06:46 PM Severin, "Any reasonable person would consider the article written by J J Ariel to b.....
» 25/03/2010 1:56:23 PM Meander, You can meander all over the place, preaching as you go. I don't have any inte.....
» 25/03/2010 1:54:38 PM Even the UN is scathing of Rudd’s incompetence and softness with illegals: “ THE UN's ref.....
» 25/03/2010 1:30:59 PM “A few weeks ago, a friend of mine working in Parliament House suggested we begin a new dr.....
» 25/03/2010 1:14:48 PM Christianity had nothing to do with illegals entrants or politicians. If we start going do.....
» 25/03/2010 12:53:37 PM Keith, Ngarmada decides who is a racist, and Graham doesn't seem to mind people being cal.....
» 25/03/2010 12:38:07 PM The media report referred to the UN report. If you think the former is wrong, take it up w.....
» 24/03/2010 2:19:44 PM I didn’t see the debate. Not interested in two people talking about what they might or mig.....
» 24/03/2010 1:50:16 PM Race or colour is not what makes Obama incompetent any more than Rudd's race and colour ma.....
» 24/03/2010 10:18:38 AM "almost unanimously"? Science is not a guessing game. It is not about consensus.....
» 24/03/2010 10:13:07 AM All politicians stink, but I agree with Bruce Haigh’s summary of Abbott and Rudd. There ha.....
» 23/03/2010 2:35:36 PM Now that they have a socialist government with an imcompetent Prime Minister, they want to.....
» 23/03/2010 2:30:56 PM Yes, Peter. It would take a long time to list the 'sins' of Obama. And to think he promis.....
» 23/03/2010 2:21:15 PM Jonathon, We don’t get many contributors responding to criticism of their articles. The t.....
» 23/03/2010 2:05:14 PM You are 'playing the man' as you accused me of doing, David Jennings. After all, what diff.....
» 23/03/2010 11:06:35 AM Given Obama's pathetic performance in his own country, it would be better if he remained N.....
» 22/03/2010 3:20:21 PM Barrack Obama was always going to cause people in the know to say ‘told you so’ to the peo.....
» 21/03/2010 1:59:34 PM There is really no reason to be arguing about this subject. The fact that not one court .....
» 21/03/2010 9:42:54 AM Ngarmada, You ask me to explain myself, but you couldn't wait, could you, you poor, delud.....
» 20/03/2010 8:44:55 AM Ngarmada, You clearly do not believe in freedom of speech, and you are clearly a ratbag w.....
» 19/03/2010 11:37:19 AM “According to press reports, about 130 Indians in Australia, 30 of them students, have bee.....
» 19/03/2010 10:57:03 AM Tom Clark, How do we know that Tom Clark is your real name, and why would we care what pe.....
» 19/03/2010 9:45:58 AM We will all pay, of course. But, why should we? Paid maternity leave is an absolute rort .....
» 19/03/2010 9:40:10 AM Raynes :” … has a PhD on the moral subtext of Aboriginal oral history but prefers to make .....
» 18/03/2010 1:09:00 PM ”Combined with the word militant you create the impression of someone who is both obnoxiou.....
» 18/03/2010 11:13:25 AM Certainly is nonsense, Curmudgeon. Too many people on OLO have their heads in their armpit.....
» 18/03/2010 11:05:18 AM David Jennings, Ms. Chau is not my equal as an Australian (if she is an Australian). Tha.....
» 18/03/2010 9:20:20 AM Anyone can say that “There are some very exciting cars on the way and some business concep.....
» 18/03/2010 9:03:49 AM jjplug, What wonderful, convincing arguments you come up with! You must be proud of your .....
» 17/03/2010 7:10:27 PM Is she an Australian citizen, jjplug? We know she is a migrant, but is she naturalised? .....
» 17/03/2010 6:32:38 PM Good post Leon Lane......
» 17/03/2010 12:26:26 PM Too late now for communication. Science has been dealt a serious and probably irrevocable .....
» 17/03/2010 10:46:57 AM "A perfect example of playing the man and not the ball." It's nothing of the so.....
» 16/03/2010 1:28:48 PM “Interesting the CSIRO, & the bureau coming out with their new scare campaign.” (Hasbeen) .....
» 16/03/2010 10:26:50 AM A person with this writer’s background is obviously going to complain about any Australian.....
» 16/03/2010 9:56:54 AM Who cares who stops the nonsense. Long may we be without either an ETS or a republic......
» 12/03/2010 4:14:52 PM "I asked you because you decided to ignore the other comments. Corporate Welfare? I .....
» 12/03/2010 10:48:31 AM Savvas, You tell me. You have not described what you call corporate 'welfare'. I suspect.....
» 12/03/2010 10:41:22 AM Celebrities would not be celebrities if they expected to be treated like the rest of us. B.....
» 12/03/2010 10:31:28 AM I don’t think anyone should worry about threats to crack down on welfare ‘bludgers’. All p.....
» 11/03/2010 1:35:29 PM And the Canberra Clowns keep the immigrants coming!.....
» 11/03/2010 11:31:17 AM Rudd certainly “lives on another planet” and perhaps the only step that needs to be taken .....
» 10/03/2010 10:24:11 AM While Vietnam involved conscription of young males via ballot balls with numbers on them (.....
» 10/03/2010 9:48:13 AM Much of what Georgia Lowe says is right: our so-called democracy and our general lack of i.....
» 8/03/2010 11:12:03 AM Manorina sums up pretty well what needs to be done. But, until we have politicians who hav.....
» 5/03/2010 10:02:23 AM Why do fat people insist on allowing themselves to be treated like fat idiots?.....
» 5/03/2010 10:00:22 AM There is no “argument about whether or not Kevin Rudd is sincere in his apologies”. Of cou.....
» 5/03/2010 9:52:50 AM 'Australian Story' is an amazingly boring program. The stories are usually about some nobo.....
» 4/03/2010 6:45:00 PM You've got a dirty mouth on you Cheryl......
» 4/03/2010 2:23:09 PM Cheryl, Whatever you disagree with is not necessarily a 'rant'. You obviously don't read .....
» 4/03/2010 2:15:41 PM If Muslims don't like the West, they know what to do - return from whence they came. The.....
» 4/03/2010 12:14:06 PM ianbrum, I did not say that anyone wearing Muslim garb should be treated as a terrorist. .....
» 4/03/2010 12:06:38 PM Philosophically, I’m with Brian. However, Curmudgeon makes a valid point. The fact is th.....
» 4/03/2010 9:42:25 AM Could this author name just one non-Islamic ‘terrorist’ group that has ever been a threat .....
» 2/03/2010 9:32:05 AM The sections on Immigration and cultural inclusion, Small is beautiful, and Governance ref.....
» 26/02/2010 10:30:01 AM The word ‘spin’ is just a euphemism for ‘lies’. Our politicians are inveterate liars; nobo.....
» 25/02/2010 11:43:28 AM The “underpants bomber” wouldn’t have been travelling if the incompetent US authorities ha.....
» 23/02/2010 11:17:32 AM “…by employing language such as 'force' and 'deter' Tony Abbott is echoing Howard’s rhetor.....
» 22/02/2010 11:01:38 AM If the author’s friend was so pleased to see the back of Pauline Hanson that he “…purchase.....
» 22/02/2010 9:31:44 AM It’s not a case of governments ‘might not’ be able to provide enough water and infrastruct.....
» 19/02/2010 12:08:23 PM Is the government’s motive support of ‘quality’ (good quality or bad quality?) TV, or is t.....
» 18/02/2010 6:44:40 PM ozzie, Thankyou for your kind remarks......
» 18/02/2010 12:35:08 PM Chris James has me stumped. Her opinions are just too addled for logical response......
» 17/02/2010 3:21:17 PM ...... Until people grasp the difference between non-discriminatory immigration (the only.....
» 17/02/2010 3:20:17 PM The author is a thorough going multiculturalist, supported by the multicultural industry, .....
» 16/02/2010 9:25:44 AM It is no “mystery” that the Senate saved citizens from Rudd’s massive ETS legislation tax .....
» 12/02/2010 10:55:01 AM “…western governments have consistently turned their backs on stopping that most horrible .....
» 12/02/2010 10:40:06 AM ....... But, the Left has never been articulate, relying on abuse to attempt intimidation.....
» 12/02/2010 10:38:58 AM The expression “dog whistling” is one of the silliest ones bandied around. I doubt that an.....
» 11/02/2010 8:11:39 PM Malaysia? That's where Vietnamese boat people were machined-gunned when they tried to land.....
» 11/02/2010 10:36:26 AM Australia is predominately white. White settlers set the country up. Despite the fact the.....
» 10/02/2010 9:54:41 AM The Government must put a stop to this back-door immigration and private ‘colleges’ offeri.....
» 6/02/2010 9:56:46 AM Australia is already a net importer of food. We can't even feed the people we have here no.....
» 5/02/2010 2:10:28 PM The Rudd Government's economic policies are the same as any other socialist government's. .....
» 5/02/2010 2:06:59 PM Ray Martin and other people wanting to strip Australia of its current flag and, along with.....
» 5/02/2010 1:59:56 PM We'll have a chance to vote for the '23 million party' and the next election. They believe.....
» 5/02/2010 1:53:36 PM It’s a mistake to believe that Workchoices brought down Howard. There are many people who .....
» 2/02/2010 10:40:19 AM “So what options are there for the Rudd Government?” Given Rudd’s massive ego and global l.....
» 2/02/2010 10:27:54 AM Government (taxpayer funds, actually) shouldn’t be going to remote blacks camps in the fir.....
» 1/02/2010 3:32:29 PM Ray Martin is a TV journalist, not an eminent Australian: getting a medal (AM, I think it .....
» 1/02/2010 2:46:05 PM Andrew, I apologise. The way 'examinator' wrote his post - underlined with your name unde.....
» 1/02/2010 2:34:32 PM we are unique, I’m not sure what all that was about! I “live and breath on another planet.....
» 31/01/2010 12:17:31 PM There have always been disabled people. And, there have always been frauds and cheats sinc.....
» 31/01/2010 11:35:51 AM My view comes from long experience, Andrew. Anyway, you are the one trying to persuade pe.....
» 31/01/2010 11:22:52 AM We are unique, Your contention that any but a handful of young females are behaving like .....
» 29/01/2010 11:13:54 AM The ‘two traditions’ of the Liberal Party should be done away with via the formation of a .....
» 29/01/2010 10:58:15 AM Abbott can be called a hypocrite. In his own defence he could say that he would like young.....
» 29/01/2010 10:51:53 AM It seems that Australia Day is most important for the usual suspects who get enjoyment out.....
» 28/01/2010 9:50:01 AM On two occasions only have there been eyewitness reports of attacks on Indians. The first .....
» 27/01/2010 6:36:44 PM ......... If we thought that Rudd’s removal of the border protection we had, and his tota.....
» 27/01/2010 6:34:40 PM I have to admit to not having heard of this Bill. Could that be because it was another sli.....
» 27/01/2010 4:29:25 PM .......... The author also claims that: “Conservatives often take for granted that police.....
» 27/01/2010 4:28:08 PM If you read the article partially quoted from the ‘Washington Post’, you will be surprised.....
» 25/01/2010 2:26:23 PM ...of living than they are in airy-fairy ‘rights’. Ryan’s “…unprecedented level of respo.....
» 25/01/2010 2:25:07 PM This Labor ex-Minister believes that: “More than ever, we need it (B of R)…” What, to prot.....
» 25/01/2010 1:11:49 PM I hope people don't allow Rosie Williams's negativity and apparent sadness about things sh.....
» 21/01/2010 11:23:27 AM “Australians would be astonished to learn how little the Japanese public knows about whali.....
» 21/01/2010 10:57:27 AM ........ Yes. “Arguing against the irrational is difficult, particularly when its propone.....
» 21/01/2010 10:56:42 AM I wouldn’t know how many people accept “…accept(s) the scientific explanation for global w.....
» 19/01/2010 3:41:22 PM .......... As for the jobseekers who couldn’t get jobs, there was recently a TV programme.....
» 19/01/2010 3:40:11 PM There has never been a shortage of people wanting to ‘prove’ that Australia is a ‘discrimi.....
» 19/01/2010 12:22:58 PM .......... As for aborigine with a capital ‘A’, that is just a quirk of Australian dictio.....
» 19/01/2010 12:21:35 PM The sooner people get over this ‘race’ nonsense, the better off we’ll all be. Don Allan .....
» 19/01/2010 11:39:23 AM The Israeli political leaders do not want to live here. Tamils who are a threat to our sec.....
» 14/01/2010 1:21:32 PM How about not living in dangerous areas in the first place? It is true that the 600 or so.....
» 14/01/2010 11:29:36 AM Peter Spencer probably (I’m not sure of the facts of the case) should have been compensate.....
» 12/01/2010 1:30:51 PM The first character in Tim Watt’s story was an unpleasant and ignorant character. So was t.....
» 12/01/2010 11:55:50 AM I like ‘odo’s’ comment about the Liberal Party and its “closet leftists”. Abbott has drive.....
» 11/01/2010 8:44:24 PM At last! A contribution from Lord Monckton is well overdue. Of course he has the disadvant.....
» 11/01/2010 8:22:34 PM One of the reasons Australia is “highly attractive” to illegals is that the people smuggle.....
» 7/01/2010 1:23:50 PM “Over the next 20-30 years, maybe sooner, Saibai and Boigu in the Torres Straits will almo.....
» 7/01/2010 1:08:26 PM ... And, they cannot expect employment from any course they do if their English is uninte.....
» 7/01/2010 1:07:15 PM The media is responsible for the ‘racist’ nonsense we are supposed to believe is behind th.....
» 6/01/2010 10:02:43 AM “Copenhagen demonstrated, as if it were ever needed, that Australia’s pledges have no infl.....
» 4/01/2010 4:09:12 PM .....Using the mere fact that 75% of Americans (or any other peoples) owning up to ‘causin.....
» 4/01/2010 4:08:09 PM While we can agree with the author that “…passing a law that commands us to adopt new beha.....
» 4/01/2010 2:43:20 PM Excellent article......
» 4/01/2010 2:34:02 PM There is no point in dissecting Tony Abbott or any other party-driven politician for the b.....
» 24/12/2009 11:23:02 AM Anyone would think that the ABC was the only network in Australia. It regularly gets a can.....
» 24/12/2009 10:44:42 AM Of course, Copenhagen was always going to be a flop, with a collection of the globe’s lead.....
» 23/12/2009 1:59:14 PM I don’t know anything about the Australian Christian Lobby – never heard of them in fact. .....
» 21/12/2009 2:35:22 PM ...very often. So, local MP’s are a waste of money and space. And, of course, no matter.....
» 21/12/2009 2:32:19 PM I don’t know that I would wish to go the US way, but the idea of having a politician actua.....
» 18/12/2009 11:27:13 AM Using nuclear power is not going to lead to war (Mark Diesendorf). There are enough nuclea.....
» 18/12/2009 11:01:11 AM This article exposes the environmentalist industry for what it is: a cynical exercise by m.....
» 17/12/2009 11:19:21 AM Of course Copenhagen will be a flop as fare as the climate goes; but it hasn’t stopped Rud.....
» 17/12/2009 10:39:24 AM Imagining some Australians keeping other Australians out of a certain area of Australia, a.....
» 16/12/2009 12:59:12 PM “Having been on the receiving end of Western sneakiness and greed for so long…” That’s no.....
» 15/12/2009 1:09:24 PM No matter. The Copenhagen Conference is a shambles, which is not surprising coming from th.....
» 14/12/2009 3:14:31 PM James also tries to convince us that, because of things that happened over 200 years ago, .....
» 14/12/2009 3:13:12 PM Another one convinced that Australians have a monopoly on racism. She needs to travel more.....
» 13/12/2009 12:35:19 PM Graham, Your observations on Mombiot's deviousness are spot on. They will use any little .....
» 12/12/2009 11:03:20 AM Paragraph from Bipond News today: “It appears… that developing countries have won the upp.....
» 11/12/2009 10:53:45 AM “They want to turn capitalism back to the 1700s and reduce Australia’s population to 7 mil.....
» 11/12/2009 10:20:41 AM What a surprise! Monbiot’s questions for Plimer were OK, but Plimer’s questions for Monbio.....
» 10/12/2009 10:36:31 AM Bugsy, You are entitled to believe whatever information you choose to believe......
» 10/12/2009 10:33:01 AM Listening to the daily summary of the Copenhagen Conference on ABC ‘News Radio’ yesterday .....
» 9/12/2009 5:00:50 PM “It is a well acknowledged fact that developed countries and major emerging economy nation.....
» 9/12/2009 4:33:44 PM This is a just a rant from an extremely rude person who thinks that people are useless and.....
» 9/12/2009 3:13:19 PM Keith, I would like to thing that Rudd and Obama were one-term wonders, but I don't think.....
» 8/12/2009 1:13:04 PM I made a mistake. It's not just the Senate that has been cut out of the loop: it is Congre.....
» 8/12/2009 11:09:09 AM Well we know as of this morning that the United States is “prepared’ to declare green-hous.....
» 8/12/2009 11:00:39 AM There’s that silly “climate denialists” whine, again! The way this bloke puts it, people w.....
» 7/12/2009 2:17:56 PM Much ado about nothing from Richard Laidlaw. Two pages to say very little about anything -.....
» 4/12/2009 10:58:47 AM Rudd says ‘sorry’ for things that occurred in different times when different values prevai.....
» 4/12/2009 10:19:05 AM The final paragraph says it all; but still the hysterics will blunder on, and the politici.....
» 3/12/2009 11:37:48 AM The same scientists who “estimated” the extent of global warming are now “estimating’ that.....
» 2/12/2009 1:42:58 PM Fortunately, the ETS has been knocked in the head since the writing of this article. Rudd.....
» 30/11/2009 4:13:16 PM There is no reason why true conservatives should shift any more than socialists should shi.....
» 30/11/2009 3:50:06 PM “So the obvious and logical result would be a Conservative Party and a truly Liberal Party.....
» 30/11/2009 3:20:24 PM I have no comment on what other countries do; that's their business. But, the same thing .....
» 26/11/2009 7:27:53 PM I like the bit about “Climate activists (blaming) sceptics for sowing doubts about climate.....
» 25/11/2009 2:58:00 PM "Climate induced displacement is real ..." Is it? There are so many vastly diff.....
» 23/11/2009 3:26:06 PM I hope that Tanveer Ahmed is right when he says that one of the backdoors to immigration –.....
» 20/11/2009 10:23:35 AM “Public opinion and debate does count. One has only to view Rudd’s many radio interviews i.....
» 20/11/2009 9:56:42 AM The ‘vested interests’ are all in the man-made theory of climate change gang: the ones who.....
» 19/11/2009 10:58:55 AM “Are politicians and business serious about effectively addressing climate change?” That’.....
» 18/11/2009 1:57:26 PM It is typical of the Australian Left - which includes the sour-faced Greens and much of th.....
» 17/11/2009 10:48:47 AM I agree with the others. Michael is right on the ball with his comments about our politiic.....
» 16/11/2009 2:58:07 PM Peter Sellick sums up the dangers of a Bill of Rights very well. His take on the pathetic .....
» 16/11/2009 2:32:01 PM If only Rudd could have overcome his arrogance and left the Howard Government's policy on .....
» 16/11/2009 2:22:08 PM There has, as the author claims, been a fast rate of immigration growth with “little disru.....
» 11/11/2009 3:13:44 PM I wounder where this character and others get the idea that objection to illegal arrivals .....
» 10/11/2009 9:43:51 AM rstuart, My understanding of the Convention is that bona fide, refugees once processed, h.....
» 9/11/2009 5:02:33 PM “Compared to most other wealthy countries the number of asylum seekers arriving in Austral.....
» 9/11/2009 4:41:05 PM Sykes, I feel the same way about you. It’s rather childish of you to think that anything .....
» 9/11/2009 4:18:13 PM Immigration to Australia should have stopped at least a decade ago. But, both major partie.....
» 9/11/2009 3:56:37 PM “But I don't want to read in the news headlines every day about a few desperate people com.....
» 7/11/2009 2:32:43 PM Only a rusted on Labor life-member would think that Rudd is not our worst Prime Minister y.....
» 7/11/2009 2:19:20 PM The only person with 'rights' on the abortion issue is the person wanting (or not wanting).....
» 6/11/2009 10:11:15 AM Australians showed clearly what they thought of the idea of a republic at a referendum. Th.....
» 5/11/2009 12:51:35 PM The average, non-French-speaking Australian should be insulted by Ken Parish’s use of the .....
» 5/11/2009 12:48:59 PM Banjo is NOT wrong in describing asylum seekers who are entering Australia by boat or by o.....
» 4/11/2009 9:29:16 AM When youngsters err, we are now told that the human brain is not fully developed until the.....
» 3/11/2009 11:10:57 AM “…had failed the health requirement”. Our immigration policy has a health requirement; en.....
» 2/11/2009 3:29:46 PM ...continued My memory of Q & A last Thursday is that “No one cared, or dared, to answer”.....
» 2/11/2009 3:28:12 PM Another racist rant from Kampmark. How dare Australia have the cheek to be at all interest.....
» 30/10/2009 11:18:33 AM In doesn't matter that politicians are hypocritical; we all know about politicians. What .....
» 30/10/2009 11:08:20 AM Rudd should be concentrating on how to keep illegals out of Australia and not worrying abo.....
» 30/10/2009 11:02:38 AM We should be shedding people, not encouraging more of them......
» 29/10/2009 7:19:00 PM Howard’s much quoted few words about Australia actually deciding who is allowed to come to.....
» 23/10/2009 11:04:18 AM It’s likely that immigration officials are being conned by economic cheats. The interrogat.....
» 22/10/2009 7:59:54 PM Continued, And, of course, one was suicidal, it is claimed. I’d wager that had the prospe.....
» 22/10/2009 7:58:08 PM “…caused great suffering to genuine refugees, damaged our standing around the world and cr.....
» 21/10/2009 7:33:33 PM Morgan, Haven't you got anything better to do than rubbish other posters? I have been t.....
» 21/10/2009 7:27:15 PM People rabbiting on about the 1951 Convention don't seem to understand that the thing is 5.....
» 21/10/2009 7:01:33 PM People arriving by boat ARE illegal entrants. People found to be genuine refugees in accor.....
» 21/10/2009 6:46:38 PM "Many Asylum seekers are forced to leave their countries in haste and are unable to a.....
» 20/10/2009 10:51:27 AM Haig, Refugees might not be classified as illegals but, as we don't know anything about p.....
» 20/10/2009 10:30:02 AM To suggest that Turnbull and Rudd are vying with each other to be the toughest on illegals.....
» 20/10/2009 9:48:52 AM Put a sock in it, Barns. Ruddock and Howard did what Australians wanted done: they halted .....
» 19/10/2009 1:27:09 PM “Most people arriving by boat are found to be refugees after due process.” Yes. But that .....
» 15/10/2009 10:54:46 AM Rudd only wants money from the useless ETS. It will do not good at all; but, by the time t.....
» 15/10/2009 10:48:43 AM It’s disappointing to find Ruddock, under whom illegal entry by boat was stopped, trying t.....
» 14/10/2009 7:40:07 PM The instigator of the infamous 'hockey-stick' had to have his records and methods dragged .....
» 13/10/2009 9:28:38 AM The Oppostition should continue to oppose any ETS burden on Australia. It would be a waste.....
» 12/10/2009 4:28:11 PM There is no way to ascertain whether these illegals are genuine refugees or economic migra.....
» 12/10/2009 4:17:11 PM Some people go out of their way to be offended. Connick is one of those people, and as an .....
» 30/07/2009 11:11:15 AM “Sweden’s well-known author Lasse Berg”? Well known by whom? All this is rubbish. I do.....
» 30/07/2009 10:59:49 AM People should be forced to slaughter and eat their pets until they are all gone, thereby g.....
» 30/07/2009 10:52:49 AM No tax is going to make the slightest bit of different to natural climate change. The whol.....
» 29/07/2009 4:39:37 PM Anyone who believes that a Bill of Rights is needed in Australia had better sign up with o.....
» 29/07/2009 4:34:36 PM Before I got to where Graham asked why ‘The Age’ didn’t publish the story itself, I had al.....
» 28/07/2009 12:38:46 PM I am not a religious person, and I don’t care whether or not religion is taught in schools.....
» 28/07/2009 11:49:44 AM Not very good timing when we have North Korea firing missiles willy nilly. Also quite ridi.....
» 28/07/2009 11:17:47 AM “Protection in the creative industries is inextricably mixed with issues of our national i.....
» 27/07/2009 4:07:25 PM 'The Enlightenment' or just enlightenment? Many here wouldn't know the difference, thinkin.....
» 27/07/2009 3:51:42 PM Reference to 'class' is not appropriate in Australia. Class distinctions in Britain and Eu.....
» 27/07/2009 3:26:15 PM Banjo, You are probably right. I should know better than to expect anything different. It.....
» 27/07/2009 10:40:16 AM Well, that didn't get us anywhere did it? A few people agree with my concern that a perso.....
» 26/07/2009 12:59:44 PM Daily Telegraph, 24/7/70. A bus driver attempts to stop a Muslim woman from boarding his .....
» 26/07/2009 11:57:08 AM I believe that the acceptance of any donation by any party or politician is wrong. I also .....
» 24/07/2009 10:58:24 AM I see that the brain-boiling features of mobile ‘phones are in the news again. This time a.....
» 24/07/2009 10:29:33 AM Polar bears need to start dying pretty soon if they are to bear out the prophesy that two .....
» 23/07/2009 3:46:53 PM Yes. Coal is a great asset for Australia both locally and for export. As Pope says, it emp.....
» 23/07/2009 2:56:55 PM “…results are manufactured to suit the Communist Party.” Yes. This has also been suggeste.....
» 23/07/2009 2:36:28 PM Q&A, You are just an idiot and you don't know what you are talking about.....
» 22/07/2009 5:37:49 PM It seems that the Canadian Government is not taking notice of alarmist hysterics like the .....
» 22/07/2009 4:47:58 PM Oliver, “China needs to be only one-third as productive as the US, to equal the American.....
» 21/07/2009 12:03:09 PM “…is being dangerously (especially for Mr Hu) politicised by the Federal Opposition.” Dan.....
» 21/07/2009 11:37:00 AM “In addition, there is little evidence that the Australian aid program has been effective,.....
» 20/07/2009 2:44:04 PM Most parents want their children educated to help their chances of employment. When people.....
» 20/07/2009 2:25:59 PM Getting around covered up and furtive is not a requirement of Islam; so don't feel sorry f.....
» 17/07/2009 10:49:54 AM Even the people who foolishly believe that Rudd’s emission control initiatives will have t.....
» 17/07/2009 10:24:20 AM rehctub, People should be required to do more for themselves. I agree with what you say i.....
» 16/07/2009 10:51:30 AM The greens are the reincarnation of pre-7th. century pagans who worshiped trees; each 'god.....
» 16/07/2009 10:46:55 AM Who knows? Who cares? Hu is probably an 'Australian of convenience' anyway. But the fact .....
» 15/07/2009 7:43:45 PM Now Gore has stooped to preying on impressionable kids who will jump on any band wagon and.....
» 13/07/2009 3:37:02 PM Politicians just don’t get it. The first word to be dropped should be ‘terrorism’; Islamic.....
» 11/07/2009 11:36:01 AM bitey, You don't even have the ability to avoid old and banal cliches! And I did 'take t.....
» 11/07/2009 11:22:06 AM Eclipse Now, In the case of the IPCC and the few real scientists involved, there was no p.....
» 11/07/2009 11:08:30 AM blairbar, It shows that this government, on its current record, cannot be relied on to do.....
» 11/07/2009 11:03:49 AM "Come home Kev and stop waving our grandchildren’s money around." (Senator Ron.....
» 11/07/2009 10:43:32 AM The Pied Piper, It won’t help poor people anymore than money spent in Australia in the va.....
» 11/07/2009 10:30:18 AM Peter the Believer, An interesting post. I’m not sure that I see a place for religion, bu.....
» 10/07/2009 12:08:00 PM It seems that Rudd is likely to back a $122 billion per year ‘climate change fund for poor.....
» 10/07/2009 11:47:04 AM Arjay, Your reference to lack of research and due diligence is a very important point fur.....
» 10/07/2009 11:35:11 AM Foxy, PS: please feel free to read whatever you like :).....
» 10/07/2009 11:33:01 AM Foxy, No need to be so defensive - or is there? The socialist left is well and truly stil.....
» 10/07/2009 11:11:48 AM It is a little hard to believe that this exercise will leave no footprint, and it is hoped.....
» 10/07/2009 10:39:27 AM Eclipse Now, The world has been warmer than it is now; the people were healthier, populat.....
» 9/07/2009 8:43:11 PM World government is the fantasy of the lunatic Left. All the horrors of Orwell's 'Animal F.....
» 9/07/2009 8:15:53 PM bitey, I hope that you are not the innocent that you appear to be on this subject in thin.....
» 9/07/2009 8:09:50 PM I think that you are being just a little too precious, TRTL. There are limits to what can.....
» 9/07/2009 11:14:35 AM ‘You do have to hand it to the Australian and New Zealanders; they comprehensively outmano.....
» 9/07/2009 10:59:38 AM What a strange opening. Putting healthy food on the shelves of supermarkets in cities does.....
» 9/07/2009 10:48:35 AM The Pope has called for a ‘world governing body’ (‘New York Times’ 7/7/09). He ‘criticize.....
» 9/07/2009 10:30:13 AM Swan has again knocked the idea in the head. There will be no government bank. Just as wel.....
» 9/07/2009 10:24:53 AM “SOUTH Australian households are paying almost $1100 more a year for groceries since the F.....
» 8/07/2009 2:33:44 PM Governments are not worried about the prices people have to pay for their groceries, or an.....
» 8/07/2009 2:22:25 PM The differences between the U.S. and other countries could bear out Plimer’s suggestion th.....
» 3/07/2009 12:35:34 PM Rudd thought that the GG was good enough to lobby for a spot on the UN security council, b.....
» 3/07/2009 12:16:39 PM Try SA! The Rann Labor Government has been in so long that it is a virtual dictatorship, b.....
» 2/07/2009 10:37:19 AM As I predicted - the usual blather about racism and wild statements on what other people t.....
» 2/07/2009 10:01:42 AM It would be good to see 'social inclusion' supersede the divisive policy of multiculturali.....
» 1/07/2009 1:52:48 PM It’s hard to reconcile any government’s post-election uselessness with any of the statemen.....
» 1/07/2009 1:25:00 PM According to the media and family members of any deceased person the deceased is always a .....
» 30/06/2009 11:42:25 AM “The issue has lapsed into a cognitive dissonance shemozzle. Apathy, intolerance, denialis.....
» 30/06/2009 11:30:54 AM It is quite clear from the posts of the "thoughtful, caring and tolerant people".....
» 30/06/2009 11:11:42 AM Islamist are engaged in a full time religious war against the West while we doze away......
» 30/06/2009 11:09:35 AM Have regular checkups and get some insurance to pay for it......
» 30/06/2009 11:06:44 AM Foxy, The electorate does not decide which leader they want running the country. The elec.....
» 30/06/2009 11:00:03 AM As long as it's a woman like Margaret Thatcher. Oops, forgot. The females who want a woma.....
» 30/06/2009 10:54:46 AM We need to talk about it do we? Why, when those of us who say something the Left don't lik.....
» 29/06/2009 3:34:59 PM stevenlmeyer, Thanks for the clarification. I don't like the BNP either. Now, I cannot un.....
» 28/06/2009 5:24:28 PM Fractelle, I usually ignore you for the silly sausage you are; but your supreme naivety a.....
» 28/06/2009 4:49:53 PM Pericles I’m not smearing the extreme Left. It is a fact that they hate the Jews, as do t.....
» 28/06/2009 4:06:32 PM The drastically different garb worn by some Muslims champions the difference between Musli.....
» 27/06/2009 12:53:46 PM Banjo, I didn't go along with the apology to indigines, so I will not go along with an ap.....
» 27/06/2009 12:43:52 PM "What I’ve found is that those who make the most noise about it aren’t the victims bu.....
» 27/06/2009 12:26:29 PM No, Kipp. I do not support any political party. Pericles, Your personal smear against m.....
» 27/06/2009 11:23:36 AM razz4189, You ask, "are we to ban nuns from this practice also ?." "We&qu.....
» 26/06/2009 11:41:55 AM Good for France! In the meantime, its neighbour across the channel continues to kow tow to.....
» 26/06/2009 11:35:38 AM The BNP might be having this success because, at last, the British people might be standin.....
» 26/06/2009 11:05:02 AM The ‘Utegate’ affair is definitely pretty childish, and very boring. However, Bruce agai.....
» 26/06/2009 10:43:02 AM No, Symeonakis. I don't understand you at all; I don't think you understand yourself. You .....
» 25/06/2009 11:28:57 AM The study shows that 9 in 10 Australians are NOT racial supremacists: 6 out of 10 are NOT .....
» 25/06/2009 11:02:21 AM ...continued Make no mistake, we are threatening ourselves with extinction (and quickly) .....
» 25/06/2009 11:01:06 AM The appeals to ‘morals’ and ‘ethics’ and other religious dogma never changes; the same old.....
» 24/06/2009 1:21:34 PM It doesn’t matter that “Nine out of 10 of those polled by The Guardian newspaper said they.....
» 23/06/2009 10:51:14 AM "Not a climate scientist" is mentioned by some warming alarmists, recently in re.....
» 23/06/2009 10:07:14 AM Global warming is not “one of the greatest threats facing the planet today” as this author.....
» 22/06/2009 8:12:23 PM Once again, Sancho sneers at alternative views to the ones he holds. He doesn't say exactl.....
» 22/06/2009 7:59:24 PM rstuart, Don't be too surprised by scientists bagging Plimer. Scientists are just as vuln.....
» 22/06/2009 11:59:04 AM "Heaven + Earth" has not been demolished by "scientific" reviewers. Th.....
» 22/06/2009 11:45:36 AM Yes. The age old cry "The End of the World is Nigh" remains with us. For a short.....
» 22/06/2009 11:28:56 AM The climate hysterics don’t answer questions, don’t want debate because they know that the.....
» 22/06/2009 10:41:39 AM The fact that Sol didn't appreciate the Australian sense of humour, and did not take enoug.....
» 21/06/2009 12:57:49 PM The planet has been much warmer than it is now at times when there was no release of CO2 f.....
» 21/06/2009 12:51:58 PM Yes. Criminal charges should definitely be laid against the two guards who have now been s.....
» 19/06/2009 12:54:03 PM Maximillion, OK. My answer is "I don't know", and I'm glad I don't have the res.....
» 19/06/2009 11:56:59 AM Irrespective of what they are calling themselves now (or what others are calling them), th.....
» 19/06/2009 11:51:42 AM ” Of course, neither adaptation nor mitigation alone will be sufficient…” If the author b.....
» 19/06/2009 11:07:29 AM With the idea of reducing unecessary deaths during attempted arrests, first it was the lon.....
» 18/06/2009 12:29:27 PM Only nature can change climate; but yes, unless the Government stops listening to the anti.....
» 18/06/2009 12:06:36 PM Well said, Curmudgeon. I like the leader: “If our generation can hold back climate change.....
» 17/06/2009 10:43:47 PM Good on you John McRobert. We can do with more of your down to earth common sense on the c.....
» 17/06/2009 4:50:03 PM Ozandy, I think that you are the ignorant and biased and biased one. You can think whatev.....
» 17/06/2009 11:05:27 AM “He is seemingly unaware that the debate has been and gone and only a few renegades are le.....
» 17/06/2009 10:24:59 AM I was interested in the news comment saying that there hasn't been a protest as large sinc.....
» 17/06/2009 10:16:14 AM Shadow Minister, You've got it right. "Busybodys" is a good word to describe th.....
» 16/06/2009 12:45:25 PM Let's not forget the businesses posing as charities who are making a hell of a lot of mone.....
» 16/06/2009 12:38:14 PM I'm not sure that this author hasn't got the cart before the horse. It is more than likely.....
» 16/06/2009 12:31:05 PM Costello is a politician; soon, he will be an ex-politician. All politicians are on the no.....
» 16/06/2009 12:10:16 PM There is no question of “returning” to anything. We are still living in the same condition.....
» 11/06/2009 11:27:16 AM The thing about all of this 'racist' hoo ha is that people get sick and tired of being tol.....
» 11/06/2009 11:17:56 AM Ian Plimer is one of many who do not believe that CO2 is the villain claimed by ‘human cau.....
» 11/06/2009 11:00:39 AM Senator Steve Fielding is now doubting the popular hysterical 'warming' caused by humans t.....
» 11/06/2009 10:49:50 AM You must be a very bitter and unhappy man, Bruce, to feel the need to badmouth your countr.....
» 10/06/2009 10:59:53 AM Hopefully, Shorten will declare his joy rides and luxurious accommodation. But, what has .....
» 10/06/2009 10:48:34 AM Another one wanting to “solve climate change” and telling us that we “…have to stop using .....
» 10/06/2009 10:27:43 AM Anyone who denies the destruction of the education system by the Left is either part of th.....
» 9/06/2009 4:30:45 PM What are those people (who live long enough) going to think when they find out that no dif.....
» 9/06/2009 4:21:55 PM Ludwig, I agree that preferential voting should be a matter of choice, but politicians of.....
» 9/06/2009 4:00:20 PM There is a left alright, and it's entrenched where it will do the most damage: in educatio.....
» 8/06/2009 12:36:37 PM The first thing to do is get rid of the party system. A lot of sincere people (probably) g.....
» 8/06/2009 12:24:36 PM I agree. Pets are an indulgence which is no longer sustainable. They are also a nuisance t.....
» 8/06/2009 12:11:31 PM Pelican, You believe that there is not doubt that some of the attacks were racially motiv.....
» 6/06/2009 11:52:59 AM All attempts to 'cure' climate change are doomed to failure. Only the climate can change i.....
» 6/06/2009 11:49:16 AM In SA, very few people have been fined for breaching water regulations and, after only a f.....
» 6/06/2009 11:34:29 AM Thanks, Banjo. And the trouble was between two different ethnic groups. The Cubillos hav.....
» 6/06/2009 11:20:22 AM Arjay, I think most unbiased Australians would refute your claim that Australians in gene.....
» 6/06/2009 11:01:33 AM KMB, Now Obama is sucking up to King Abdullah, one of the world's worst living despots wh.....
» 5/06/2009 2:07:44 PM RobP, I not sure I can see police suddenly going from doing little or nothing to the extr.....
» 5/06/2009 10:53:55 AM Foxy, Nobody has 'smeared' Obama; he has done it to himslef. At the very least, he has s.....
» 5/06/2009 10:46:34 AM Victoria’s Brumby has been cowed by the ‘racist’ shrieks. He has announced a ‘Walk for Har.....
» 5/06/2009 10:31:33 AM I will look at the website, but I don't really think that we need any more political parti.....
» 5/06/2009 10:27:10 AM It would also mean that Rann could go ahead with his threat to double the population of Ad.....
» 5/06/2009 10:20:32 AM I have not read the book, but I agree with the sentiment in the chapter quoted by Ludwig. .....
» 4/06/2009 8:59:36 PM Foxy, Yes. I realised that I had typed Minutemen a second after I posted. I meant, of cou.....
» 4/06/2009 8:50:44 PM For a further example of media mischief, have a look at the Bigpond piece headed: “Haikerw.....
» 4/06/2009 11:13:40 AM Col Rouge, It's almost a compliment to be called a 'racist' on OLO, Col. Remember, we are.....
» 4/06/2009 11:07:02 AM "Do we cut him some slack..." Nothing to do with us, Arjay. I cannot understand.....
» 4/06/2009 11:00:08 AM I never thought that I would say this, but I appreciate Stephen Hagan's personal candour a.....
» 4/06/2009 10:40:55 AM Sancho, It is clear that there is no point in trying to talk to you. Your last post shows.....
» 3/06/2009 3:39:20 PM Peter the Believer, Although I usually disagree with Bruce Haigh, I simply cannot believe.....
» 3/06/2009 3:31:31 PM Immigration does not 'serve us'. It costs us. There is no need for immigration at all, Max.....
» 3/06/2009 3:27:27 PM “Hey, Leigh. Where did I indicate that I hate my country? Are you sure you don't mean that.....
» 3/06/2009 3:05:17 PM Loudmouth, Your first paragraph stopped me dead from reading any more of your post. Your .....
» 3/06/2009 11:35:53 AM “Recent international criticism” should not have any bearing on whether or not Australia n.....
» 3/06/2009 11:11:11 AM I'll always agree with Tim Murray's views on population, but I don't think a one-child pol.....
» 3/06/2009 10:55:28 AM Thanks, Col. You more than make up for the stupid comments of Sancho, Foxy,and examinator......
» 2/06/2009 2:51:56 PM Media practitioners, Australian and global, have again proved themselves to be unreliable .....
» 2/06/2009 12:09:29 PM In many cases we have an ‘ageing population’ only because people are kept alive by medical.....
» 1/06/2009 5:49:04 PM Australian car manufacturers will cop what they deserve for not producing smaller cars. Ho.....
» 1/06/2009 5:44:14 PM I don’t think that they having been attending state schools in Australia for 60 years. The.....
» 1/06/2009 5:24:44 PM ...continued digging stuff out of the ground and letting others manufacture the goods and.....
» 1/06/2009 5:20:51 PM Malcolm King loftily declares something he disbelieves to be “blatantly untrue”, and accus.....
» 1/06/2009 3:49:18 PM No, we cannot reverse climate change. We cannot do anything about climate change. We have .....
» 30/05/2009 10:05:42 AM I'll bet these immigrants didn't do all this moaning and groaning in the the countries the.....
» 29/05/2009 3:42:10 PM Australia federal politicians acted more stupidly than they do normally when they opened t.....
» 29/05/2009 1:37:24 PM ...continued It is strange to see John Tomlinson now bashing a Labor Government for ‘int.....
» 29/05/2009 12:26:00 PM I too wish that aborigines had never been ‘interfered’ with. That way, we might not have h.....
» 29/05/2009 10:40:42 AM I agree with odo's comments on the posts by by Zelig and Maracas1. People of their ilk al.....
» 28/05/2009 9:27:19 PM examinator, “As a matter of fact My last para was not a specific attack on anyone particu.....
» 28/05/2009 10:59:29 AM You are a bit of a whinger, mate. We are all human here. Are you something different? I a.....
» 28/05/2009 10:51:21 AM Foxy, You confuse 'multicultural' with 'multiracial'. The two are different,politically a.....
» 28/05/2009 10:22:46 AM “The policy of undermining outstations is a threat to Indigenous wellbeing and is against .....
» 28/05/2009 10:06:38 AM As Ludwig said. There is also no difference between Federal Labor and Federal Liberal......
» 27/05/2009 2:15:08 PM It's just one of the hundreds of fad words that weaker characters among us bash to death f.....
» 27/05/2009 2:06:52 PM To Foxy - “Why is multiculturalism still a problem for some today?” – if you can’t answer .....
» 27/05/2009 2:05:12 PM Why, oh why do Australians have to keep asking themselves such pointless questions? Most n.....
» 27/05/2009 1:08:38 PM The ALP is economically illiterate - that's why they always go in with a surplus and leave.....
» 26/05/2009 12:05:17 PM “It has been reported that Australia has sent a team to engage with the Sri Lankan governm.....
» 26/05/2009 11:36:32 AM ...continued Australian Governments of both parties are a disgrace. Howard’s attitude to .....
» 26/05/2009 11:21:41 AM Population growth is the biggest threat to Australia, and that threat is there because Aus.....
» 25/05/2009 11:51:25 AM It is most certainly the victim's fault if the so-called victim starts the ball rolling wi.....
» 25/05/2009 11:48:59 AM Are they banning Australia Jews? I think you are getting religion mixed up with national.....
» 25/05/2009 11:40:38 AM “Hysteria” has nothing to do with illegal immigrants, refugees or whatever you want to cal.....
» 20/05/2009 9:53:07 PM I agree with Yabby. Apart from the shortage of language teachers who can also teach severa.....
» 20/05/2009 9:34:07 PM Arjay, Definitely. As I said, Roberston has included obligations in his book. I hope he i.....
» 20/05/2009 9:28:14 PM There are many good teachers in the government system. The problem is that the government .....
» 20/05/2009 9:09:28 PM stop&think, Very good advice. rpg, Also very good advice......
» 20/05/2009 11:05:46 AM Yes, Pelican, Foxy and Forrest, I believe the idea of non-citizen voting really cheapens t.....
» 20/05/2009 10:35:19 AM People, including Kerry O'Brien trying to convince Joe Hockey to back down last night, see.....
» 20/05/2009 10:24:07 AM “Mean spirited”? That’s only the author’s opinion; those two words are just another fashio.....
» 19/05/2009 11:50:52 AM The book is "The Statute of Liberty", nothing to do with statues......
» 19/05/2009 10:56:42 AM I have always been against a Bill of Rights for Australia, and I am no fan of Geoffrey Rob.....
» 19/05/2009 10:25:35 AM It doesn't sound like something to be proud of. Nor does it sound as though it is worth a .....
» 19/05/2009 10:15:23 AM With whom are we to discuss “ways to help young people behave better.”? Not the young peop.....
» 18/05/2009 11:29:54 AM Kangaroos, like any other animals, including humans, are fine until there are too many of .....
» 18/05/2009 11:21:04 AM I think public drunkenness laws apply to all. They do in SA, at least. Laws do not “crim.....
» 18/05/2009 10:45:34 AM A better article than Bruce's last one pounding 'hearts and minds' in Afghanistan. While .....
» 17/05/2009 11:50:59 AM Envy is the reason for the bad-mouthing of private schools and government supportof . Unde.....
» 17/05/2009 11:35:29 AM This woman's main failings are innocence and an unrealistic belief in peoples' willingness.....
» 17/05/2009 11:07:58 AM No one is seriously suggesting that nothing at all should be done about global warming? I’.....
» 16/05/2009 11:48:56 AM eileen fleming (who doesn’t think enough of herself to capitalize her initials) There is .....
» 16/05/2009 11:15:28 AM I was kept awake in a motel most of the night once by noisy sex next door. Next morning,.....
» 16/05/2009 11:05:08 AM Stormbay, Another newcomer who wants to "debate". By some rule of your own, y.....
» 15/05/2009 12:24:52 PM Mac, Whatever you say and whatever I say is an OPINION. Our comments did not come down th.....
» 15/05/2009 12:07:29 PM It’s pretty hard not to appear “militaristic” when it comes to defence of the nation! And.....
» 15/05/2009 11:16:12 AM The author is right to be suspicious of ‘experts’; so-called experts have their own agenda.....
» 15/05/2009 10:53:32 AM Mac, That's your opinion, and I totally disagree with it. You should express your AGREEME.....
» 14/05/2009 10:52:40 AM No matter what reasons other people have for criticising Israel, I hope Smith is not sugge.....
» 11/05/2009 11:13:22 AM “Rudd's concept of community does not actually include the public!” This is certainly tru.....
» 11/05/2009 11:04:16 AM I don't agree that Gore, as president, would have started his lies about the cause of clim.....
» 11/05/2009 10:55:12 AM Mark Lawson is spot on, as is Billie who recognises that governments beating up fear every.....
» 9/05/2009 11:02:55 AM Perhaps you answered your own question as to the efficacy of wage and price control when y.....
» 9/05/2009 10:36:30 AM One of the main problems for both contributors and posters is that many of us (i.e. the en.....
» 8/05/2009 11:14:16 AM Government funded maternity leave? You mean taxpayer funded maternity leave - including th.....
» 8/05/2009 11:01:23 AM Susan Giblin doesn’t attract the ‘respect’ she craves. First, as a newcomer to Australia, .....
» 7/05/2009 8:58:15 PM I don't know who you are addressing, Bushbasher. Nobody called "Keith" has poste.....
» 7/05/2009 3:49:31 PM How ridiculous to believe that Haneef would have been treated any differently by an AFP fo.....
» 6/05/2009 1:34:25 PM Every time governments announce new defence spending, there is always someone who wails ab.....
» 5/05/2009 10:55:31 AM The Mistubishi soon to be released can travel 160-180 kms. and takes 7 hours to recharge, .....
» 3/05/2009 10:44:43 AM Perhaps people are just not interested in the subject put up. I'm not interested in this o.....
» 3/05/2009 10:35:02 AM How many people have sighted the legislation proclaiming that freedom of speech does not i.....
» 2/05/2009 9:30:51 AM Sancho, What gave you the idea that I have the slightest interest in what you think of me.....
» 2/05/2009 9:23:10 AM Anansi, I agree with you on the government and university practice of selling visas to ov.....
» 1/05/2009 11:13:55 AM Ginx, You poor fellow. When I referred to your "pearls of wisdom", I was being .....
» 1/05/2009 11:08:10 AM The ‘offender’ could have told Dickie that she looked like Marcia Hines, without mentionin.....
» 30/04/2009 8:19:26 PM Strange questions to non-qualified people when the medical fraternity doesn't have a clue .....
» 30/04/2009 10:59:26 AM Examinator and Ginx, I've made several attempts to decipher your illiterate gibberings, o.....
» 30/04/2009 10:42:42 AM We'll have to wait and see. In the meantime, it's another good 'scare the silly buggers' c.....
» 29/04/2009 11:14:17 AM Good post, Ludwig. Ms. Metcalfe clearly has not seen interviews of illegals in which they .....
» 29/04/2009 10:54:14 AM Shadow Minister, There is little point in trying to argue with the likes of Bronwyn or an.....
» 28/04/2009 11:06:00 AM There is nothing more pathetic than seeing someone like David Silkoff whining about people.....
» 27/04/2009 12:18:59 PM Illegal entrants probably do not pose a security risk to Australia, but that has nothing t.....
» 27/04/2009 11:54:33 AM The blame lies entirely with the Rudd Government and its refusal to protect our borders. B.....
» 22/04/2009 10:40:46 AM “Population growth is the driving force behind our wrecking of the planet, but we are afra.....
» 22/04/2009 10:21:53 AM Our generally pathetic government got one thing right when it decided not to attend the UN.....
» 21/04/2009 3:45:35 PM CJ Morgan, I’m not aware of your links, but I never look at them. Not because it’s you – .....
» 21/04/2009 3:41:24 PM RobP, Well, it’s still up to people to pull their own country into the present time, and .....
» 21/04/2009 3:10:20 PM ...continued I find it highly offensive that able-bodied Afghans are trying to sneak into.....
» 21/04/2009 3:07:30 PM Bruce Haigh would probably classify me as part of the “mad right wing”; but, who are these.....
» 21/04/2009 2:19:06 PM Arjay, Very nasty, if true. Unfortunately, the web, www, internet, whatever you want to c.....
» 21/04/2009 1:59:10 PM RobP, Yes. I know Australian soldiers are fighting the Taliban who are a constant threat .....
» 21/04/2009 9:36:19 AM Relatively few of any country's population seek asylum. So, what about the rest of the peo.....
» 20/04/2009 2:15:58 PM Foxy, Right. You did not make the "Viva Sancho" comment (if that's what it was).....
» 20/04/2009 11:10:39 AM Foxy, You are "surprised" by my reaction only because your agree with the bully.....
» 20/04/2009 10:57:10 AM “People of the world - look at Berlin, where a wall came down, a continent came together, .....
» 20/04/2009 10:15:31 AM A couple of days ago, Sancho ranted against my opinions and advised me that people posting.....
» 19/04/2009 12:40:32 PM There is nothing 'erroneous' about describing as 'illegals' people who try to enter a coun.....
» 19/04/2009 11:41:17 AM An article in The Age of April 19th claims that the group of illegals who blew their boat .....
» 18/04/2009 8:14:37 PM "To be illegal you have to be actually living in Australia". Some of the garbag.....
» 18/04/2009 11:01:08 AM Our so-called border protection (navy, customs etc.) is working hand in hand with people s.....
» 17/04/2009 11:31:17 AM Mikk, It is natural for you to want to defend your position, no matter how ridiculous tha.....
» 17/04/2009 11:11:26 AM Something a little different and interesting. However, whether or not we can take too much.....
» 16/04/2009 4:44:35 PM There is always someone who has to drag out 'racism' when there is a discussion about anyo.....
» 16/04/2009 12:45:12 PM "It worries me to be agreeing with Leigh." If it is so terrible, TRT, don't agr.....
» 16/04/2009 12:34:37 PM Despite the author’s “…deep seated preference for growth…” immigration to Australia and th.....
» 16/04/2009 10:55:24 AM I'm not sure that China needs to bother threatening us with force. Get hold of a copy of .....
» 16/04/2009 10:41:11 AM I believe that the re-introduction of the alcopops tax (and it is a tax, with nothing to d.....
» 15/04/2009 2:09:09 PM I wonder if any other country allows non-citizens to vote. I wonder if this woman has thou.....
» 15/04/2009 10:30:46 AM What a crackpot idea!.....
» 14/04/2009 2:22:10 PM Australia certainly does not need a Bill of Rights. Despite what they say, judges and lawy.....
» 14/04/2009 10:58:24 AM It’s more than likely that more than two thirds of the world’s population will be affected.....
» 12/04/2009 2:12:04 PM I'm not sure who is the most boring, the religionists or the non-religionists. Both groups.....
» 8/04/2009 10:13:10 AM Hagan would know all about xenophobia. He does nothing but complain about white Australian.....
» 7/04/2009 10:26:43 AM Not enough housing? Too many people!.....
» 6/04/2009 3:28:27 PM The article pointed out by Bazz is pretty much the same as those which predicted the end o.....
» 6/04/2009 3:21:36 PM If Australians voted to replace the last government with an ALP government because the lat.....
» 3/04/2009 10:04:59 AM “In pursuit of persuading Australians they need a Bill of Rights…” If a Bill of Rights wa.....
» 2/04/2009 10:23:10 AM Ms. Liu has close ties with the Chinese Government and with the Peoples' Liberation Army. .....
» 2/04/2009 10:12:31 AM While it would be best for Australia to get out of Afghanistan altogether, it is wrong to .....
» 31/03/2009 11:08:25 AM “The Defence portfolio and our troops who are being asked to fight and die in Afghanistan .....
» 30/03/2009 9:45:17 AM According to today's media, Rudd is now competing with Hawke for the 'best PM' award. Po.....
» 30/03/2009 9:39:57 AM Well said, Pete. Rudd has clearly shown his disregard for the defence of Australia by not .....
» 30/03/2009 9:36:32 AM “ICAHD's central purpose might sound noble.” No it doesn’t. It’s just another crackpot Is.....
» 30/03/2009 9:24:49 AM The only list Kevin Rudd should be on is "Wanted Dead or Alive.".....
» 26/03/2009 9:34:38 AM There is no point in talking about sustainability while the population continues to grow......
» 24/03/2009 10:49:46 AM Freedom of religion by all means; but it is hard to credit that people are still arguing t.....
» 24/03/2009 10:44:08 AM “While the success of governments in responding to the global economic meltdown is still u.....
» 24/03/2009 10:10:26 AM “Possibility (a) is that he genuinely thinks that it is possible to have a Bill or Charter.....
» 21/03/2009 11:36:52 AM Irfan, Do you like men? Calling me “sweetie” and “honey” certainly puts you right outside .....
» 20/03/2009 11:15:40 AM Timothy Watson has not done Generation Y any favours by writing this article. Everything .....
» 20/03/2009 9:21:10 AM Tell it to the Muslims, dearie......
» 19/03/2009 11:07:10 AM Not surprising coming from the Uniting Church, the most left-leaning of all left-leaning C.....
» 19/03/2009 10:57:35 AM Continued... Evans and Quirk raise another matter not generally broadcast about wind powe.....
» 19/03/2009 10:55:38 AM All of the crap about plastic bags and light globes is just another government ruse which .....
» 18/03/2009 10:40:38 AM The SA bikie laws are a joke, used by the Rann Labor Government to cover up its inability .....
» 18/03/2009 10:01:10 AM “Most economists understand politicians hate new taxes.” It’s hard to believe that some e.....
» 18/03/2009 9:09:02 AM What is it with these people who have a mania for putting people into universities just be.....
» 18/03/2009 8:58:38 AM "About right"? Dead wrong. Handing out pocket money that people overseas are a.....
» 13/03/2009 9:23:22 AM “Obviously, Adelaide has reached the limit of population that is sustainable at current st.....
» 12/03/2009 10:51:41 AM ...cont Human rights are in ‘the mind of the beholder’, which makes the idea of solving a.....
» 12/03/2009 10:49:37 AM Jeff Halper asks, “But what is a human “right”? I was looking forward to his definition. .....
» 12/03/2009 9:58:01 AM Unfortunately there is no 'courage' or 'imagination' to be seen in the current Government......
» 11/03/2009 10:11:59 AM An excellent article. We don’t have much left to stimulate. And as for giving the retail s.....
» 11/03/2009 9:39:30 AM Irfan, No. You have accused Manny Waks of libel. You are the one who has to provide the e.....
» 10/03/2009 3:33:59 PM Irfan, I know that there are Arab/Israelis, and they are treated much better than they wo.....
» 9/03/2009 2:18:45 PM ...continued The connection between the two areas is the attitude of Leftist, self-hating.....
» 9/03/2009 2:11:51 PM “Fair minded Australians should resent the language of these attacks against Israel, and t.....
» 9/03/2009 10:29:34 AM You don’t have to change, Bushbred, but you seem think that you can change other people. Y.....
» 7/03/2009 9:46:55 PM Bushbred, Sniggering is something to be proud of now is it? I suppose it makes you feel s.....
» 6/03/2009 11:34:44 AM David Chibo is starting behind the 8 ball in claiming that Australia’s media is anti-Middl.....
» 6/03/2009 10:44:09 AM “Humans are living longer than ever before and the number of old hearts requiring attentio.....
» 6/03/2009 10:14:48 AM Both the Coalition and the ALP are immigration junkies who have no business appearing to b.....
» 3/03/2009 9:57:15 AM “Our second point is that fiscal stimulus so far has focused on boosting demand. A safer c.....
» 3/03/2009 9:31:39 AM As interest rates are lowered, the government will have to pay out more to self-funded ret.....
» 27/02/2009 9:49:53 AM Something for our own nutters, with nothing to do on March 2, to copy from this American n.....
» 27/02/2009 9:45:02 AM Just how does this man’s brain work? One answer would be: it doesn’t work at all. Compar.....
» 26/02/2009 12:19:30 PM How naïve and presumptuous is Maggie Walter to pronounce Sheridan’s claim that he wishes h.....
» 24/02/2009 10:35:28 AM People of any culture or ethnicity could say exactly the same thing about violence, so the.....
» 24/02/2009 10:04:32 AM “…influential Australian philosopher Peter Singer…”? Just who does Singer influence? Alth.....
» 20/02/2009 10:46:53 AM This article merely presents us with more “findings”. Self-determination is a crock. Blac.....
» 20/02/2009 10:25:48 AM Thanks for including the population factor, Ludwig. The greenies and all those supposedly .....
» 19/02/2009 9:39:14 AM Well, I’ll say, “You beauty!”, and totally endorse the idea that “…we may never be quite a.....
» 18/02/2009 8:54:37 AM “…and now it is up to the world, and particularly the Obama administration, to respond.” .....
» 18/02/2009 8:43:50 AM It's amazing to find that anyone really expected Rudd to do anything but the totally stupi.....
» 17/02/2009 9:33:04 AM “But there is no nation so founded on a collective trauma as that of Israel.” On the face.....
» 12/02/2009 10:21:23 AM “Why should the value of government windfalls and population growth be deposited to landlo.....
» 12/02/2009 9:51:54 AM ...continued The unwillingness or inability of people to respect and fear the vagaries of.....
» 12/02/2009 9:50:03 AM “While it is be (sic) impossible to say whether these particular weather events were cause.....
» 9/02/2009 6:09:53 PM Israel should pay for defending itself. Rubbish! Hamas are the recognised terrorists who s.....
» 9/02/2009 6:05:16 PM Well, you couldn’t accuse successive Australian Governments of having any “common sense”; .....
» 6/02/2009 1:18:47 PM ...continued You cannot have what is available in cities and towns out in the middle of n.....
» 6/02/2009 1:16:15 PM VK3AUU, or David, makes interesting point. I don’t care whether or not black people were t.....
» 6/02/2009 10:44:49 AM Rudd’s main ambitions have always been to appear on the covers of magazines, and to spend .....
» 5/02/2009 10:01:05 AM It’s a mistake to refer to Tim Flannery. Once he was hammering over-population’s effect on.....
» 3/02/2009 11:13:22 AM Ross M, It is we, the posters, not the contributors, who are restricted to 350 words. But.....
» 3/02/2009 10:06:22 AM The UN is “unhelpful” anywhere in the world. It’s babbling hasn’t prevented the Hamas terr.....
» 3/02/2009 9:57:58 AM One very tragic instance coming from a system which thousands pass through without such tr.....
» 3/02/2009 9:48:17 AM Of course the arrogant Michael Kirby wouldn’t like being referred to as ‘the great dissent.....
» 3/02/2009 9:33:59 AM Regarding Rudd’s mania to return Australia to a Labor Socialist state, over-regulated and .....
» 2/02/2009 9:29:39 AM You are quite right, Efranke, but you will find that most of the chatterers on OLO won't t.....
» 1/02/2009 12:44:20 PM Busbred, You can believe that Col and I should not be on OLO if you like, even though it .....
» 31/01/2009 11:40:58 AM I meant do NOT defecate...., of course. Don't want you to waste a post on that, CJ......
» 31/01/2009 11:37:16 AM CJ Morgan, Anybody who knows what civilisation is would disagree with Warner’s idea of th.....
» 30/01/2009 10:31:17 AM The models used by the climate fanatics are now thought to be as useless as the financial .....
» 30/01/2009 10:21:13 AM Leader of the Opposition is the best job in Australia; it still pays pretty well (not that.....
» 29/01/2009 7:53:26 PM Bronwyn, Nobody could rely on you to report the facts. I did not state that climate chang.....
» 29/01/2009 7:37:05 PM CJ Morgan, I know anyone who disagrees with you is ‘ignorant’, and I have not read the bo.....
» 29/01/2009 10:07:59 AM The drivel coming from those who believe in man-made climate change and what the governmen.....
» 29/01/2009 9:45:18 AM Please, BigAl, read a book on punctuation and grammar; it is ‘try TO read a book’, not ‘tr.....
» 29/01/2009 9:27:37 AM Billie, ‘Civilisation’ is an advanced state of human society, with a high level of art, s.....
» 28/01/2009 11:43:44 AM If, “In a prosperous nation such as Australia, this is surely unacceptable” why is it that.....
» 28/01/2009 11:07:57 AM If the ‘original inhabitants’ had done something to create a civilisation in the 30,000 or.....
» 27/01/2009 2:59:25 PM So “R’ was protesting against his own country’s “assault on Gaza”. It would be interesting.....
» 23/01/2009 1:25:39 PM Another thing Hagan seems not to realise - in a democracy it's just not on for any groups .....
» 23/01/2009 10:03:09 AM “Indigenous people voted in large numbers for the Labor Party because they believed Kevin .....
» 23/01/2009 9:43:19 AM The fact that climate ‘debate’ can be pushed off the front pages by another rough phase in.....
» 22/01/2009 7:09:58 PM Thanks, rpg. I certainly don't want to kill anyone, but every time I expound my opinions o.....
» 22/01/2009 9:49:30 AM The “…abject poverty” which the authors tells us is being fought ‘admirably’ by Australian.....
» 22/01/2009 9:24:00 AM All of our politicians have a stupid attitude to population. They listen to the building i.....
» 21/01/2009 9:46:17 AM That each Australian (might) “…on average emit 99 times more greenhouse gases than the ave.....
» 20/01/2009 10:41:41 AM “…Hamas - the democratically elected terrorist organisation whose repeatedly stated goal i.....
» 20/01/2009 10:25:54 AM Has anyone ever demanded, or known someone who has demanded, digital television? It seems .....
» 18/01/2009 11:51:11 AM The crackpots supporting Hamas - a TERRORIST organisation - must be glad that they live in.....
» 17/01/2009 10:12:19 AM Someone please advise Foxy how to extend her lines right across the page. She does the sam.....
» 17/01/2009 10:01:57 AM Punter57, You very kindly say of lefties "...but I can't accept that ALL of you are .....
» 16/01/2009 10:18:13 AM I’m getting sick and tired of comments like “This time Israel has really overstepped the l.....
» 15/01/2009 2:25:33 PM The mention of 'growth of demand' not being factored in brings us back to hideously rising.....
» 15/01/2009 2:01:03 PM “Spin doctors” “mentioning only the rockets…”! What about those defending Hamas mentioning.....
» 15/01/2009 8:26:37 AM Ludwig’s comments on population are right. The really stupid thing about people, including.....
» 9/01/2009 9:04:12 AM I’m very sorry that the Pope “…did not intend to insult gays”......
» 9/01/2009 8:56:34 AM It is not hypocrisy; it is anti-Semitism......
» 8/01/2009 9:43:15 AM “If compensation had been part of the deal, electoral support for the gesture would have u.....
» 6/01/2009 9:43:41 AM The usual rubbish from Barns that nobody of any importance takes notice of......
» 6/01/2009 9:39:57 AM “…international law is an illusion”, and so it should remain. Sovereign countries have eno.....
» 6/01/2009 9:04:21 AM Hamas does not makes its own rockets; the 6,000 or so that they have fired into Israel are.....
» 5/01/2009 9:52:21 AM The United Nations is a sty of pigs that are unwilling to take their fat heads out of the .....
» 5/01/2009 9:42:05 AM Only Bruce Haigh has the gall to squeeze David Hicks, Haneef and Guantanamo Bay into an ar.....
» 3/01/2009 3:01:07 PM As always, Lowenstein is the one doing the distorting......
» 31/12/2008 10:24:23 AM “But what exactly, one might ask, is Israel's mission?” Israel’s mission is to defend its.....
» 30/12/2008 10:03:17 AM “And guess what? The world did not implode, and the polls did not drop dramatically as pre.....
» 30/12/2008 9:51:00 AM The lack of interesting subjects on OLO has never been more evident......
» 23/12/2008 9:13:32 AM Col Rouge, Yep. The resident moron is back to his old tricks of attacking those people .....
» 23/12/2008 8:59:24 AM This one will not go down well with the hard core, left-wing abusers of anybody who disagr.....
» 22/12/2008 9:21:04 AM “Uncertainty pervades the entire field of climate change. Scepticism should therefore be t.....
» 19/12/2008 2:48:31 PM Personal greed; people borrowing money they damn well knew that they could not afford; peo.....
» 17/12/2008 11:16:33 AM Nothing in Bruce Haigh’s list of qualifications gives him the right to decide what Malcolm.....
» 17/12/2008 10:14:09 AM Pericles, I thought David Boaz would have been gone long enough now for you to have recov.....
» 17/12/2008 10:04:57 AM Barns’ rant about the ‘conservatism’ of the Howard Government merely underlines how far to.....
» 20/03/2008 1:02:48 PM But, Bazz. Izzo is not put off by homosexualtity, even though she is a mother. And, says s.....
» 20/03/2008 12:50:16 PM Another one who loves to live in fear and wants to drag others into his weird and scary wo.....
» 20/03/2008 11:05:20 AM Izzo, "And anal sex is practiced by hetrosexuals as well!" I did say that. And.....
» 20/03/2008 10:44:49 AM What an extraordinary belief! Blaming “policies that allow parents to choose among schools.....
» 20/03/2008 9:39:53 AM “…conservatives are struggling to maintain relevance in modern day Australia.” What conse.....
» 19/03/2008 11:27:02 AM "I was surprised that my attitude to homosexuals is not that of most....." That.....
» 19/03/2008 10:57:05 AM As an ex-public servant, I can assure you that it is the public service which runs things,.....
» 18/03/2008 8:33:18 PM TRTL, OK, I’ll do the gentlemanly and accept your word. Now, I take umbrage at your comm.....
» 18/03/2008 7:12:25 PM “…when women are equally represented in our parliaments, then will true change against the.....
» 18/03/2008 3:53:16 PM Why does it always have to be 'religious nuts' who are against homsexuality and other sexu.....
» 18/03/2008 3:46:31 PM The fact remains that Islam is the only religion constituting a possible threat to Austral.....
» 18/03/2008 3:29:28 PM “Scare mongering ? I don't think so, and given time I don't think you will either. It is i.....
» 25/02/2008 1:14:06 PM Jack the Lad, Too right. I posted the above before I read your post. You will have noti.....
» 25/02/2008 1:01:52 PM Symeonakis's remarks on everything about Australia are insulting to our country. I repeat .....
» 25/02/2008 12:50:58 PM Only an uninformed person would compare our health system with America's. Suggestions th.....
» 25/02/2008 10:59:18 AM Continued... Single sentence ‘paragraphs’ seven to nine’ wonder where women fit into a w.....
» 25/02/2008 10:56:36 AM “A survey taken in the US in 2005 found that 38 per cent of 16 to 17-year-old boys had sou.....
» 25/02/2008 9:17:59 AM “In other words, to meet the level that Garnaut sees as necessary, Australia would be emit.....
» 23/02/2008 9:51:15 AM Zoology, eh Ranier. Is that the best you can do? You people are still waffling about thou.....
» 22/02/2008 2:31:31 PM Billie, Don't worry about the authors. I have always wondered why you bother to post here.....
» 22/02/2008 2:22:18 PM Ranier, “It would simply be embarrassing for these to engage in debate with the likes of .....
» 21/02/2008 12:51:58 PM Johnny Rotten, “ Fractelle is right we DO have as much to fear from the likes of BD as we.....
» 21/02/2008 12:40:59 PM This A Symeonakis certainly has a chip on his shoulder. He seems to think that we Australi.....
» 21/02/2008 10:23:04 AM Here is another one who thinks that majority opinion is OK if it suits her own dogma and i.....
» 21/02/2008 9:44:45 AM Where is the Julie person now with her 'assurance' that the Opposition would oppose the sc.....
» 21/02/2008 9:23:25 AM Noel Pearson is the only worthwhile aboriginal spokesperson known to the general public. H.....
» 20/02/2008 10:41:55 AM “… it is a plea for far more assistance to be provided in the form of improved health, com.....
» 20/02/2008 8:52:20 AM Sheer paranoia......
» 19/02/2008 10:23:46 AM Muslims in Australia - or anywhere in the West - are going to have to make many changes in.....
» 19/02/2008 10:09:56 AM Have a look around Adelaide’s suburb of Campbelltown, or any other area once (still, in ma.....
» 19/02/2008 9:51:23 AM “How can we live guilt and conscience free lives with third world conditions that, cause d.....
» 18/02/2008 9:40:35 AM Petty, petty, petty. Purely academic claptrap of little interest alongside the real proble.....
» 18/02/2008 9:08:49 AM “Bipartisanship on the right issues earns public respect.” This not necessarily so, parti.....
» 16/02/2008 10:14:49 AM “The response to the Archbishop's speech has exposed the gross ignorance and prejudice of .....
» 15/02/2008 9:15:49 AM This article is an excellent summary of the cowardly depths to which the West, particularl.....
» 14/02/2008 8:52:45 PM The Iranian government is going to listen to foreigners when it doesn't doesn't care about.....
» 14/02/2008 10:46:29 AM “Victoria has over 100,000 international students who have contributed greatly to Victoria.....
» 14/02/2008 9:35:09 AM The ALP Government has shown signs of being ready to do the sensible thing in some areas. .....
» 14/02/2008 9:03:41 AM Perhaps Australian taxpayers will not be have to suffer after all......
» 14/02/2008 7:58:34 AM I was able to avoid most of the hooha portrying sorry day as something akin to the second .....
» 13/02/2008 10:12:56 AM Yindin, Well said......
» 13/02/2008 10:08:13 AM The Government has got it alright – bad! The wishy washy Opposition is infected for the s.....
» 12/02/2008 10:12:11 AM “Feeling threatened by strangers is rooted in our survival instincts.” Many Australians s.....
» 12/02/2008 9:42:07 AM 10-1 it will be a fizzer like the Summit was. If Rudd needs to ask what to do, he has no .....
» 12/02/2008 9:01:49 AM “The 2006 Lebanon war was the first battle in Israel's history that it comprehensively los.....
» 11/02/2008 6:47:00 PM I note that certain people put aside their 'might doesn't make right' rule when it suits t.....
» 11/02/2008 10:44:33 AM “… Most Aboriginal communities across Australia do not have permits.” We haven’t heard th.....
» 11/02/2008 10:28:22 AM Knowing when not to say sorry is more important. If ever there was a case to deny an apolo.....
» 11/02/2008 9:49:21 AM Ranier, So, now it’s physical challenges is it? You know quite well that you are on safe .....
» 9/02/2008 2:40:16 PM So Katheedavis wasn't aware that Rudd had assured us that he wouldn't be apologising for u.....
» 9/02/2008 2:21:44 PM I see what BD and others mean about Julie. She is an idiot. Just keepings yapping without .....
» 9/02/2008 2:16:54 PM No AS, I am not in the least selfish. You only think I am because my opinions don't match .....
» 9/02/2008 2:07:35 PM OK, Henry. Why don't you just call me a facist and be done with it. I'm sure it will make .....
» 9/02/2008 2:02:17 PM Ranier, Now we should be banned from making comment. Your temper and hatred of white peop.....
» 8/02/2008 9:58:10 PM Doesn't matter. Remember Bob Hawke's 'Summit? All sorts turned up for that, and nothing ca.....
» 8/02/2008 9:46:06 PM HenryVIII, Because it is generally true. And yes, they are very often (mostly) lefties, a.....
» 8/02/2008 11:33:46 AM Col, “Hopefully that bipartisan approach will result in agreement that Australian governm.....
» 8/02/2008 9:38:33 AM This brings to mind the horror of Kevin Rudd’s coming talk-fest, which will probably be ri.....
» 8/02/2008 9:20:17 AM “Without any clear fundamentals in place, addressing the social problems won't work. Littl.....
» 7/02/2008 11:44:57 AM Who is "we", Julie? Brendan Nelson said only last night that Workchoices is fin.....
» 7/02/2008 11:31:21 AM If there is a village without its own idiot, Yindin would be perfect......
» 7/02/2008 8:13:05 AM I deliberately avoided this program because I don't like Islam and I will not listen to pe.....
» 6/02/2008 9:40:01 AM “In the leafy suburbs of the cities of the south, it's likely that many will find the noti.....
» 5/02/2008 2:22:38 PM David Hicks should have been dealth with on the spot he was found. Terry Hicks is an extre.....
» 5/02/2008 10:59:58 AM Many people still have a ‘thing’ about Jews. It’s a feeling that has been around for hundr.....
» 4/02/2008 9:58:01 AM “They were banking their future upon him completing his degree in Australia and gaining pe.....
» 1/02/2008 11:14:06 AM Peter Garrett is proof that, once you go into politics, you have to toe the party line - p.....
» 1/02/2008 11:10:09 AM Since the change of government, all sorts of people have been making pronouncements on wha.....
» 31/01/2008 10:48:08 AM For heaven's sake, leave American elections to the Americans! Their long, drawn out elect.....
» 31/01/2008 10:34:16 AM Daphne admits to eating no fish at all. Perhaps there is some truth in the claim that fis.....
» 31/01/2008 10:26:21 AM There is no kind of social worker other than a “misguided social worker”. Their ability to.....
» 30/01/2008 9:54:27 AM Those “most vulnerable” people again. Why are these people ‘vulnerable’? In many, if not.....
» 30/01/2008 9:23:01 AM The idea that all beliefs are valid is generally accepted as being ‘relativism’, and relat.....
» 29/01/2008 3:44:06 PM Henry V111, I suppose that your alias could mean you know all about despots. If ever ther.....
» 29/01/2008 10:52:14 AM I thought better of you, Christina. Forget the permit system and all the other side issu.....
» 29/01/2008 10:06:48 AM “It is their land and they should have the right to decide who visits it. Just like every .....
» 29/01/2008 9:17:12 AM Yes to the sentiment on bumper sticker displays, and yes to the comments on the UN, a usel.....
» 27/01/2008 10:38:25 AM Mercurius, It is possible to like the country of my birth and dislike some of the people,.....
» 27/01/2008 10:14:22 AM TRTL, All this lecturing of yours must keep you in a state of constant tension. You just .....
» 26/01/2008 10:54:20 AM Phoenix 2, So, you disagree with me. Big deal. You should get your facts right, though, .....
» 26/01/2008 10:28:39 AM “…if Leigh doesn't like the place, he can always leave. Posted by Mercurius, Friday, 25 Ja.....
» 25/01/2008 12:03:02 PM “Much hostility seems to come from an entrenched, bigoted, xenophobic, cluster of citizens.....
» 25/01/2008 11:34:44 AM For starters, who’s going to take notice of someone who proudly admits to killing thousand.....
» 25/01/2008 11:25:30 AM Kipp, I'm not the way you think I am; but whatever I am, it is very easy for me to live w.....
» 24/01/2008 3:32:14 PM It is presumptous to believe, as some of you seem to, that people who want the ABC sold wa.....
» 24/01/2008 3:09:18 PM Q&A “Leigh, you say "no genocide". What is your *enlightened* interpretation o.....
» 24/01/2008 9:40:44 AM A good summary of what the author describes as the "idiot left"......
» 24/01/2008 9:29:30 AM Anyone who even mentions Henry Reynolds, let alone quotes his bodgie figures, has to be vi.....
» 24/01/2008 8:56:10 AM Hear, hear!.....
» 23/01/2008 2:03:25 PM I have the general low opinion of politicians most Australians do. But, to refer to as “ev.....
» 23/01/2008 10:35:07 AM Homosexuality is a perversion - pure and simple. Increasingly, however, the perversion is.....
» 12/01/2008 3:48:26 PM HRS, "If I make a post, you will inevitably follow with some derogatory remark, whic.....
» 12/01/2008 3:31:22 PM Plerdsus, Good on you. There aren't many of us left. Last night or the night before, we w.....
» 11/01/2008 10:08:52 AM Right on the button, Michael.....
» 11/01/2008 9:56:02 AM Wizofaus, Col has answered your questions very well. Tribal emnity is one of the major pr.....
» 11/01/2008 9:27:13 AM A good and amusing article. The only thing Irfun overlooks is that the 'racism' occurred b.....
» 10/01/2008 4:07:15 PM Wizofaus, Barack Obabama is American, not African. I DID NOT say black people were not c.....
» 10/01/2008 3:18:50 PM I'm probably too old to understand this. But a "lady" used to be a female who wa.....
» 10/01/2008 9:39:26 AM The barely reported recent death of Ian Smith concentrated on how ‘bad’ the man who had Rh.....
» 9/01/2008 12:31:30 PM Australia one of the most racists countries in the world? What absolute crap! Students m.....
» 8/01/2008 9:36:16 AM Hicks didn’t have a trial because he pleaded guilty to the fairly innocuous crime of suppo.....
» 7/01/2008 8:03:59 PM It's a bit late for Australians to object to Islamic schools after sitting back for years .....
» 28/12/2007 11:07:08 AM Bagaric has made a much better job of explaining his attitude to torture than he did in a .....
» 27/12/2007 11:51:16 AM For mine, the Liberals lost because John Howard didn’t know when to go, and because he too.....
» 25/12/2007 9:43:29 AM CJ Morgan, Your personal dislike for me has left you looking really stupid this time. Y.....
» 24/12/2007 9:37:26 AM “The Australian debate should instead be based on ordinary laws like the charters and huma.....
» 24/12/2007 9:11:49 AM A long-winded way of telling us what we already know. If anyone who regularly uses OLO do.....
» 20/12/2007 9:03:52 AM The animals who raped the 10 year old child should, of course, now be in jail. So should t.....
» 19/12/2007 8:45:21 AM Whatever. Any form of recognition of same sex relatioships is insulting to all decent peop.....
» 18/12/2007 12:00:05 PM ..continued The author thinks that, if we don’t hear more about the ‘ethnic experience’, .....
» 18/12/2007 11:58:13 AM “So it is a problem that the cultural diversity that most Australians know, especially tho.....
» 17/12/2007 9:05:33 AM If developed countries don’t set an example and therefore encourage undeveloped countries .....
» 14/12/2007 9:41:37 AM “…instead of controlling the environment for the benefit of the population, we should cont.....
» 14/12/2007 9:11:57 AM The laptop for every student will be very interesting, particularly now that Julia Gillard.....
» 13/12/2007 9:58:19 AM …continued Calma claims that multiculturalism has worked well over the past two decades. .....
» 13/12/2007 9:56:45 AM The trivial incident in Lindsay does not need to be reflected on, as Tom Calma claims, nor.....
» 12/12/2007 10:04:31 AM Here’s another ‘sage’ who knows what everyone thinks and why they voted Labor. Once again.....
» 12/12/2007 9:14:10 AM “One morning in his tenth year as prime minister, John Winston Howard awoke in the master .....
» 11/12/2007 10:17:12 AM ….continued But, the silliest thing about this article is that, by the half way mark, Ste.....
» 11/12/2007 10:14:17 AM I had already thought, “What a gloater”, before I got to Stephen’s, “I know it’s not chiva.....
» 10/12/2007 10:09:09 AM Discussing climate change is a waste of time. The most vociferous and loudest 'experts' h.....
» 10/12/2007 10:00:34 AM “…the Howard government’s social conservatism…” eh? Why did all of these voters who were.....
» 9/12/2007 4:35:21 PM CJ Morgan, What a surprise! I'm still wrong and you, as always, are completely right. Jol.....
» 9/12/2007 11:40:46 AM CJ, you are the one with the reading disability. I know what you said. I said that you SHO.....
» 8/12/2007 10:33:21 AM CJ Morgan, And so you should be embarrassed - on your own behalf. Don't blame others for .....
» 7/12/2007 10:16:00 AM It's interesting to note that most anti-American Australians have the sort of brain that a.....
» 7/12/2007 10:03:06 AM ….continued Mercurius Goldstein is a good example of an academic so narrow-minded in his .....
» 7/12/2007 10:01:10 AM “On the one hand, there is growing support for policies aimed at integrating our diverse p.....
» 6/12/2007 2:51:04 PM Liberty, See what happens when you agree with me and then exert your right to express you.....
» 6/12/2007 10:19:28 AM “No, I found it tough because there was nothing that inspired me to vote.” I can certainl.....
» 6/12/2007 9:48:28 AM It’s to be hoped his PhD is more “in depth” than this quaint little offering. We all kno.....
» 5/12/2007 8:26:18 AM “A politician has as much legal right as any other citizen to resign from his job at the d.....
» 4/12/2007 1:23:29 PM Fickle Pickle, I'm not sure whose post you read insted of mine, but I said absolutley not.....
» 4/12/2007 12:58:45 PM Bugsy, Get some new batteries in your calculator. It's not $71, it's $71,428.51 cents rou.....
» 4/12/2007 9:19:07 AM There are many reasons not to take Antony Lowenstein seriously, and his “...extreme conser.....
» 4/12/2007 8:05:53 AM If you are interested in the money these "Gods" want from us to perform their na.....
» 4/12/2007 7:56:40 AM According to ABC News Radio this morning, Australia will spend $1.5 billion, annually, hel.....
» 3/12/2007 10:24:04 AM Stephen Hagan attempts to establish his ‘fairness’ by having us believe that he has always.....
» 3/12/2007 9:21:04 AM Good on Ben. The people he talks about need to be exposed for their posturing and, often, .....
» 3/12/2007 9:04:11 AM Billions of dollars being ripped off taxpayers who don’t seem to mind all that much becaus.....
» 1/12/2007 2:24:49 PM In their arrogance, Clementine Ford and her useless generation assume that countries like .....
» 30/11/2007 6:41:56 PM Sneekeepete, Country Gal, I have to say that I’m disappointed that you two have sunk to .....
» 30/11/2007 9:27:36 AM Well said. No ideological or emotional claptrap from a journalist with a personal agenda t.....
» 30/11/2007 9:09:34 AM It would be wonderful if the dead-head Y Generation did all migrate to New Zealand. They a.....
» 29/11/2007 8:39:38 AM What a disjointed load of waffle. Whatever it is that this author is studying at Cambrid.....
» 27/11/2007 11:25:05 AM All of us probably have our pet ideas as to why the Coalition lost. My own is that the los.....
» 27/11/2007 10:47:12 AM “….the ALP is Australia’s natural party of government”, according to this lawyer. All of t.....
» 26/11/2007 10:24:29 AM Tyical. David Smith gives us a reasoned, learned alternative to the usual left-wing, ideol.....
» 26/11/2007 10:09:37 AM A good summary ruined only by the use of “bored of” instead of “bored by”. If voters have.....
» 22/11/2007 7:46:50 PM Shayne, You are quiet right about some Australians not wanting to let newcomers fit in. W.....
» 22/11/2007 11:20:14 AM Plerdsus, Your gold rush comparison is partly valid. But remember, there was no official,.....
» 22/11/2007 9:56:29 AM “Two hundred years after the "change of sovereignty" of 1788, the "law of t.....
» 22/11/2007 9:37:27 AM It's a bit rich giving kids a computer each when most teachers don't have one for their pe.....
» 21/11/2007 11:27:09 AM Savvas, You prove my point by calling yourself Greek. I don't cling to my 'ethnic' backgr.....
» 21/11/2007 10:50:23 AM This is what you get with too much immigration; especially non-Anglo immigration let loose.....
» 20/11/2007 8:39:54 PM TRTL I have no interest at all in 'debate'. I have sometimes reacted to you (and a few ot.....
» 20/11/2007 10:10:36 AM Born in 1943, I’m pre-boomer and, if they still use the description, a ‘war baby’. I act.....
» 20/11/2007 7:31:30 AM Redneck, Once again you have shown demonstrated commendable patience with poor old TRTL b.....
» 19/11/2007 9:13:28 AM Don’t get too excited, Stephen. Remember, it’s all election talk. John Howard is desperat.....
» 19/11/2007 8:58:04 AM Redneck, I’m not so much concerned about being thought of as a racist as I am by the prac.....
» 18/11/2007 7:41:06 PM You mention the White Australia Policy, Redneck. The abolition of that policy is one of.....
» 16/11/2007 11:58:11 AM TurnRightThenLeft, You really take the prize as the epitome of a left-wing idiot. Yes, I .....
» 16/11/2007 9:04:06 AM The ‘squealing’ is certainly evident from pathetic types who can’t wait to say that Leigh .....
» 16/11/2007 9:00:26 AM “ In Australia's case, immigration seems to play a key role that it cancels out factors th.....
» 15/11/2007 12:44:14 PM thinks4self, You and others may carry on your homosexual practices; there is no law again.....
» 15/11/2007 9:06:15 AM Only a sad sack would give a damn about what the idiot Latham thinks about anything. At .....
» 15/11/2007 9:01:39 AM All religionists are obviously going to lobby against sexual perversion; they would be fai.....
» 14/11/2007 9:35:59 AM One of the main problems, apart from the similarity of ‘different’ parties, is that our el.....
» 13/11/2007 10:26:39 AM A totally biased piece of nonsense, where ‘private affluence’ is bad and the ‘struggling p.....
» 9/11/2007 9:31:24 AM “Why is it that the life of a United States citizen, when it comes to health or safety, is.....
» 9/11/2007 9:00:53 AM How naive can you be? When were elections not about political survival?.....
» 9/11/2007 8:56:55 AM “We need constitutional reform, that is, a successful constitutional referendum, to make A.....
» 6/11/2007 11:24:13 AM Right. ‘Voters don’t like being told, "You’ve never had it so good".’ Why? Becau.....
» 5/11/2007 9:28:32 AM Most people over 75 are kept alive artificially by medical researchers playing God, and gr.....
» 2/11/2007 2:10:51 PM The real problem for Australia, Belly, is that there in not one conservative government in.....
» 2/11/2007 1:58:25 PM What is our refugee program for? It is a totally useless and discriminatory sop to the Uni.....
» 8/08/2007 9:24:39 AM Whether or not the ABC has a left-wing bias (the left says it hasn’t; the right says it ha.....
» 3/08/2007 11:16:02 AM • “selfish manipulation of the public mood by the media; and • selfish manipulation of th.....
» 2/08/2007 10:05:01 AM Rather silly contemplating Haneef’s “return to Australia” now that his own government is i.....
» 1/08/2007 9:47:32 AM My wife taught for many years in government schools. She now teaches in a private school i.....
» 1/08/2007 9:11:50 AM Knowing Julian Burnside's politics, I'm not going to bother reading his article. George W.....
» 30/07/2007 1:49:21 PM I’m not sure that Bracks ever “asserted the interests of his farmers” as Labor hopeful Geo.....
» 30/07/2007 1:33:04 PM If you never read my posts, as you advised on Saturday 28th. July, why are you commenting .....
» 30/07/2007 10:40:05 AM How can you say: “The Coalition’s support has literally ebbed away”, Graham? Are you reall.....
» 30/07/2007 8:15:55 AM There’s a lot of naivety about, isn’t there? John Simpson demonstrates his with his appare.....
» 29/07/2007 12:20:02 PM Good to see reasoned comments from a decent lawyer, Themistocles. Your final paragraph sum.....
» 28/07/2007 12:27:28 PM Davsab, Why on earth would I reply to Frankgol's post. He himself said that his post was .....
» 27/07/2007 1:43:35 PM Good one,Punter57. Poor old Shonga will obviously not be able to answer your questions. On.....
» 27/07/2007 10:43:01 AM “The arrest, detention and cancellation of the visa of Dr Mohammed Haneef by the Australia.....
» 26/07/2007 11:18:38 AM Can Tonykevin1 be our very own Tony who used to write first hand rubbish, but has now been.....
» 26/07/2007 10:47:19 AM Three cheers for Ian Pilmer. The ABC and the hard-left goons posing as environmentalists .....
» 26/07/2007 10:29:31 AM Well said! I’m in my mid-sixties, and things have never been as good as they are now, in m.....
» 25/07/2007 10:38:16 AM Thank you, David Smith. We should all be appreciative of the insights given to us by OLO .....
» 25/07/2007 10:12:52 AM Waleed Aly says that terrorism is ‘political’, but also says that the cancellation of a te.....
» 24/07/2007 3:50:49 PM Thanks Sneekepeete and Mercurius. It's always good to be sniped at by you. It means I'm st.....
» 24/07/2007 10:54:37 AM It is not ‘public discourse’ which has positioned Muslims as the other or the enemy within.....
» 23/07/2007 10:22:55 AM I am in absolute awe of the Ms. Cica’s nastiness towards Mary Donaldson. It’s a bit of blo.....
» 20/07/2007 11:31:40 AM Your cannot be all that good at 'spotting' and 'skipping',Liam, if you know what we say an.....
» 20/07/2007 11:25:56 AM So much for serious thought!.....
» 19/07/2007 3:01:13 PM 90% certainty from one organisation with an axe to grind – or money to rip off the rest of.....
» 18/07/2007 6:40:29 PM I don’t think media employees have the faintest idea what interests the public. They whip .....
» 18/07/2007 6:23:09 PM Only elected representatives of the people should make the rules - all of the rules - NOT .....
» 17/07/2007 11:18:52 AM We are all entitled to our opinions in a democratic country: even those of us who seem mor.....
» 16/07/2007 4:18:59 PM I hope poor deluded Reynard gets his wish and the government is changed. There will be no .....
» 16/07/2007 3:57:23 PM Only dangerous lunatics advocate the free movement of people. Different cultures should be.....
» 13/07/2007 9:02:47 PM This gibberish is about what one expects from a human rights lawyer. Only people they sele.....
» 13/07/2007 1:09:18 PM I am glad to see that a young bloke like this author is onto the shocking bias of the ABC .....
» 12/07/2007 4:24:11 PM Lynn Allison a politician with a heart and a brain, Chris Shaw? I don’t know the woman, s.....
» 12/07/2007 4:17:31 PM Good on you Bob Carter......
» 10/07/2007 9:19:48 PM Here, again, there is the assumption of the ‘moderate’ Muslim. There is no way the word ‘m.....
» 6/07/2007 10:18:41 AM I think Peter Tucker should have left off at: "One is that voters make their vote cho.....
» 6/07/2007 10:03:21 AM This is the most sensible and enlightening/enlightened article on the subject to come this.....
» 4/07/2007 11:09:57 AM For heaven’s sake, get over the ‘wealthiest 200 Australians’. They are nothing. The diff.....
» 4/07/2007 9:25:37 AM gecko, "Are you prepared to wear that if you are proved wrong?" Yes. Are you p.....
» 3/07/2007 11:01:18 AM "After all it is the world's wealthiest nations that are responsible, for the most pa.....
» 2/07/2007 10:08:16 AM Yes. It should not have taken 11 years for the Coalition to do something to set right the .....
» 1/07/2007 10:21:39 AM C J Morgan. Silly one day, barking mad the next. You really should be thanking BD for try.....
» 1/07/2007 10:09:01 AM Irfan, I wondered how long it would take you to get back to sarcasm and silliness. I migh.....
» 30/06/2007 10:26:37 AM TRTL, Your self-righteousness knows no bounds. How dare I and other targets of your petti.....
» 29/06/2007 8:44:14 PM Thank your Irfan. Very polite. I will have a look.....
» 29/06/2007 3:04:54 PM Kipp, I am a native Australian because I was born here. I am as much a native as black Au.....
» 29/06/2007 11:26:18 AM BD, We need some Judge Richard Posners here. (Today's 'Australian')......
» 29/06/2007 11:18:36 AM Razz 4189, What dreadful people we are. It's a wonder you came here in the first place; a.....
» 29/06/2007 11:06:25 AM The politically motivated scare campaign on climate will eventually be proven to be a giga.....
» 29/06/2007 10:19:23 AM "Whatever one may think of her leaving Islam, Ayaan’s knowledge of the Muslim societi.....
» 28/06/2007 4:51:22 PM DavoP, No, I'm not insane; nor did I suggest that Whitlam was responsible for child abuse.....
» 28/06/2007 2:40:57 PM Foyle, I presume you know what you are talking about. If you want to engage people in dis.....
» 28/06/2007 11:12:34 AM We’ve heard it all before. There is nothing new about oil-shortage scaremongering and admo.....
» 28/06/2007 10:36:42 AM “In spite of Commissioner Muirhead’s optimistic conclusions many Indigenous Australians re.....
» 28/06/2007 10:03:10 AM For a person who has - in the past, at least - identified more with left of centre politic.....
» 27/06/2007 4:24:38 PM The real poverty here is the povety of thought demonstrated, as usual, by the left-wingers.....
» 27/06/2007 1:46:43 PM “As an NGO worker stationed in Phnom Penh told me, “The people just walk around dehumanise.....
» 31/05/2007 8:22:04 AM I see Fellow Human is still writing 'good article' each time his fellow Muslim raves on. .....
» 30/05/2007 11:51:07 AM I won't bother to comment on the comments of the usual suspects re John Howard's economic .....
» 30/05/2007 11:33:27 AM Peter Costello can take is religious views and put them where the sun doesn't shine. So c.....
» 28/05/2007 1:41:40 PM A lot of waffle just to tell everyone that you disagree with Andrew Bolt. Bolt will not ch.....
» 28/05/2007 1:22:47 PM Of course the swapping of illegals is ridiculous. But then, so is the whole asylum-seeking.....
» 26/05/2007 8:48:44 PM "World Government". Now there is a really frightening concept!.....
» 25/05/2007 10:38:07 AM Most of the “international community” consists of uncivilized, undemocratic middens. This .....
» 23/05/2007 6:49:23 PM “Can statistics lie?” No. But people can. And some people delight in trying to make other.....
» 23/05/2007 9:02:10 AM Damn! All that doom and gloom gone to waste! Seriously, it is good to find that Australia.....
» 22/05/2007 8:28:03 PM Australians are political and intellectual pygmies; that's why we have always had high-imm.....
» 22/05/2007 8:13:59 PM We should be thankful that it is only the media that gives two hoots about the convicted t.....
» 22/05/2007 8:07:34 PM The thing is James is that cricket, like other sports, is NOT as business and never will b.....
» 16/05/2007 4:55:17 PM You are certainly off the topic, Chris. You, like most of the dills on OLO are interested .....
» 16/05/2007 11:04:41 AM I don't care whether or not people have the "right" reasons for being against nu.....
» 16/05/2007 10:32:36 AM Yes. All we are doing is gradually lowering our own living standards closer to those of th.....
» 14/05/2007 11:14:51 AM What about the workers we see clocking off for the last time on TV news because their unsk.....
» 11/05/2007 11:50:15 AM We hear so many conflicting stories about AWA's that I, for one, don't know what to believ.....
» 11/05/2007 11:28:34 AM If ‘subscribers’ think that politicians will not use what will become another list of suck.....
» 11/05/2007 10:58:20 AM We are kinder to animals than we are to ourselves. Don't let poor old Shep suffer, but Aun.....
» 11/05/2007 10:41:32 AM The annual, post-budget comments are always so boringly predictable. If you don't like the.....
» 10/05/2007 11:02:15 AM Depression - or talking about it - is growing in popularity, much like the I-am-a-star-so-.....
» 10/05/2007 10:49:53 AM The only sensible comment so far comes from 'runner'......
» 10/05/2007 10:45:33 AM Global warming, climate/change, end the world – whatever - will prove to be the biggest ho.....
» 10/05/2007 10:30:37 AM A very sensible move, saving money and time spent on dills who did/do BA’s because they ar.....
» 9/05/2007 10:27:36 AM I make no apologies for my sincere and genuine belief in the right of anyone to decide how.....
» 9/05/2007 10:18:41 AM “Equally important are ethnic and religious differences within societies to our north.” A.....
» 9/05/2007 9:51:30 AM “Why is this country so negative?” asks Ring. Is the country negative, or is it just peop.....
» 8/05/2007 10:37:47 AM The outsourcing of IT and other Australian jobs and manufacturing to Third World countries.....
» 8/05/2007 10:20:05 AM That's what happens with high immigration......
» 8/05/2007 10:14:38 AM Of course SBS has never been far from controversy. Controversy and discontent, whingeing a.....
» 7/05/2007 12:04:18 PM Why don't we all mind our own business and ignore idiot, usually fat, parents who bring th.....
» 7/05/2007 11:47:42 AM A convicted, violent criminal preaching on injustice. Whatever next!.....
» 7/05/2007 11:40:17 AM Celebrating Anzac Day is as perverse as treating the vicious criminal, Ned Kelly, as a her.....
» 4/05/2007 9:56:56 AM If that's a real question, I have to answer: not much at all. I'm retired and am not affec.....
» 4/05/2007 9:43:19 AM Heffernan has always been a disgusting oik and embarrassment to the Coalition. He has been.....
» 4/05/2007 9:33:04 AM "Once meaningful policies are implemented, we can let the migration process run its c.....
» 3/05/2007 11:08:52 AM I'm was one of the so-called deniers of "global warming", and my denial certainl.....
» 2/05/2007 11:23:30 AM "Australia's treatment of asylum seekers has long been shockingly inhumane." No.....
» 1/05/2007 1:55:09 PM "Conservative values drive the policy agenda to such an extent that whoever is in pow.....
» 30/04/2007 12:01:47 PM " Some still question whether poverty in Australia is a serious issue." It's am.....
» 29/04/2007 5:53:11 PM Hopefully, one of these days, people politicians and social engineers will rediscover the .....
» 29/04/2007 5:31:15 PM I don't think that there is much point in appealing to a Muslim for an answer, gw. They ar.....
» 29/04/2007 5:22:48 PM I know nothing about the science or efficiencies/inefficiencies of nuclear power, but I do.....
» 28/04/2007 10:36:45 AM Amel's big head continues to grow. He believes that he has the ability to feel compassion.....
» 28/04/2007 10:24:57 AM Socialism is now just a very dirty word......
» 26/04/2007 12:47:41 PM This character would have us believe that racial jokes come only from people who are NOT M.....
» 24/04/2007 2:28:22 PM I believe that John Howard is past it. He was past it when Costello tried to take over. Un.....
» 24/04/2007 1:53:26 PM There is no place for Islam in Western society......
» 20/04/2007 2:47:14 PM “How we follow the election will be determined instead by what we glean from the media.” .....
» 20/04/2007 2:13:00 PM “Admittedly, most are over 55”, sneers Yusuf, making his contempt for older people clear. .....
» 19/04/2007 10:30:30 AM He will not receive approbation from many people - probably the majority, who are tired of.....
» 18/04/2007 10:55:00 AM Australia is hell bent on committing cultural and national suicide. Social cohesion is alr.....
» 16/04/2007 5:24:46 PM Coutts-Trotter was merely punished for his criminal activities. Punishment in no way “wipe.....
» 16/04/2007 5:00:36 PM We need to spend whatever amount it takes to defend Australia......
» 16/04/2007 4:54:01 PM Muslims don't wear them because the represent Christianity, would you believe!.....
» 16/04/2007 4:49:20 PM “For I am your government and I am here to tell you how to live your lives.” Of course! P.....
» 12/04/2007 1:45:41 PM Elections are a waste of time. We have only two choices, and their differences are minimal.....
» 12/04/2007 1:39:33 PM We passed the optimum population - 13,000,000 - for Australia long ago. Too late, now, to .....
» 12/04/2007 1:27:36 PM Whether or not you believe in the scaremongering theory of global warming, it is (if it ex.....
» 23/02/2007 9:49:33 AM Professor Troy’s criticism of big fixes proposed by increasingly gormless politicians is c.....
» 23/02/2007 9:25:02 AM Another sign of political desperation. If Turnbull is the guru he has been trumpeted as, a.....
» 22/02/2007 7:31:20 PM The Hicks case has certainly highlighted the newest Australian disease - let's make a fuss.....
» 22/02/2007 12:54:41 PM I don’t care about Iraq, the conflict there, or Iraqis themselves. What concerns me is t.....
» 22/02/2007 9:39:51 AM Despite the usual fears spread by human "rights" activists, only the guilty need.....
» 22/02/2007 9:13:02 AM Hicks has no right to a ‘fair go’. He gave up all rights when he took up with terrorists. .....
» 20/02/2007 12:19:34 PM I detest live exports of animals. The only live exports should be of Australian politician.....
» 20/02/2007 12:09:06 PM Hooray! Perhaps all is not lost – if the tired old wimp, Howard, eventually stands aside f.....
» 20/02/2007 10:10:12 AM CG, I must say that your posts have never betrayed your Y generation status. You are obvi.....
» 19/02/2007 8:08:21 PM All immigration to Australia should cease, and those people already here who are not citiz.....
» 19/02/2007 8:00:46 PM If people are successful in their own countries, they have no reason to leave. That should.....
» 19/02/2007 7:47:31 PM Goku, You seem determined to win an argument that doesn't exist. I've made my opinion cle.....
» 19/02/2007 11:04:14 AM Banjo, You disagree that migrants have not contributed any more than the rest of us. Ho.....
» 19/02/2007 10:38:37 AM “Weaving new threads into our cultural tapestry” So that’s what the destroyers are now ca.....
» 19/02/2007 9:47:58 AM Unworldy nonsense from a youth who will live to regret his current immature beliefs......
» 19/02/2007 9:30:20 AM BD, The change of departmental name is just the Coalition having 5 bob each way. If you c.....
» 18/02/2007 3:21:00 PM Too late! No so-called asylum seekers should have been allowed into Australia in the first.....
» 15/02/2007 10:54:03 AM I agree that John Howard has lost it. He has hung on too long, and will go out on a downer.....
» 13/02/2007 10:51:09 AM Yes. Halal refers only to the method of killing. You would not know the difference, which .....
» 12/02/2007 9:00:52 AM Who cares?.....
» 12/02/2007 8:56:45 AM It would be interesting to see Oligarch’s economic credentials. “The Australian economy ha.....
» 10/02/2007 9:16:35 AM BD, Your are right, as usual. MC and PC are virulent cancers. However, there is no poin.....
» 9/02/2007 1:48:39 PM Ronnie, Pity that you couldn’t get an interpreter, but I suppose that reading and writing.....
» 9/02/2007 12:42:28 PM I don't have the faintest idea how to bring about a change to our two-party, tweedlie dum .....
» 9/02/2007 10:31:44 AM Nobody can answer a question like this. Politicians say all sorts of nice things just to g.....
» 9/02/2007 8:34:06 AM Wobbles, You seem determined to dig yourself in deeper and look even sillier, if that’s p.....
» 8/02/2007 1:29:48 PM Wobbles, You merely demonstrate your total ignorance of multiculturalism and Japanese soc.....
» 7/02/2007 2:35:26 PM Celivia, You can always return to Holland. For those who don't know, Celivia is a Hollan.....
» 7/02/2007 2:26:08 PM The only sure, secure and peacful society is a monocultural one. I envy Japan in this reg.....
» 5/02/2007 12:55:58 PM A trivial comment. It's good to see Senator Vanstone relegated to the back bench. She ha.....
» 5/02/2007 11:09:05 AM “There are crazy mixed messages from gay and lesbian groups and HIV organisations about th.....
» 5/02/2007 10:56:41 AM Just when you think the swamp is empty, out crawls another one! Press articles are being.....
» 5/02/2007 10:56:28 AM Just when you think the swamp is empty, out crawls another one! Press articles are being.....
» 2/02/2007 8:47:03 AM The obvious response to this is: who says?.....
» 1/02/2007 2:19:36 PM Don't fall for the left-wing crap that my views are minority ones. Australians have had a .....
» 1/02/2007 9:54:18 AM Go through the proper channels. This is not a travel or employment agency. We have too ma.....
» 29/01/2007 8:35:11 AM We will be using oil for the forseeable future. Hybrid cars, electric cars, hydrogen cars,.....
» 25/01/2007 3:45:21 PM Mjpb, Is that right? Monks and martial arts! Saudi Arabia a moderate Islamic country! .....
» 24/01/2007 11:20:22 AM Country Gal has posed a considered and non-confrontational question. Ranier, however, afte.....
» 23/01/2007 9:35:16 AM Fortunately the minority dropkicks who came up with the stupid idea of banning Australian .....
» 19/01/2007 7:49:40 PM “And should any party seek to introduce legislation of a type, calculated to further regul.....
» 19/01/2007 7:31:40 PM Robert, Yes to most of that. I do think, though, that the "discrimination" re d.....
» 19/01/2007 7:23:38 PM Amel, Fair enough. To everyone: the discussion, while interesting, has certainly straye.....
» 19/01/2007 10:06:34 AM Ranier, I don’t see anything in the post that you have resurrected that is in conflict wi.....
» 18/01/2007 8:11:50 PM Ranier, That was apropos of nothing, surely? I can’t make the connection between the ques.....
» 18/01/2007 7:57:20 PM Bazz is right. The food taboos were all a matter of hygiene originally, and had nothing to.....
» 18/01/2007 7:21:45 PM The price of petrol is in the hands of consumers. Floggers of any product will charge what.....
» 18/01/2007 7:11:52 PM Amel, You say: “It seems as though some people can't stand the fact that they have racist.....
» 18/01/2007 8:06:21 AM Goku, Do you class as non-white Italians, Greeks, Yugoslavs etc. who are still huddling t.....
» 17/01/2007 8:30:42 PM Spendocrat, The subject is: “Are Migrants Racist?” not what happened 200 years ago. Ran.....
» 17/01/2007 2:22:27 PM I'll give some thought to Lara Bingle if ever she "preys" on me. I wonder if I w.....
» 17/01/2007 2:15:49 PM Celivia, I thought you might have felt differently given the really serious problems - in.....
» 17/01/2007 12:10:53 PM Some time ago, I advised Ranier why I would not respond to his abusive posts against me. A.....
» 17/01/2007 9:36:14 AM The recent topic from Amel: "Is Australia Really a Racist Country" is one in a l.....
» 16/01/2007 9:31:10 AM No "country" is racist or non-racist. Some of the inhabitants of a country might.....
» 15/01/2007 8:40:34 PM Most people who toss about words like “racist” and “racism” invariable don’t understand wh.....
» 12/01/2007 2:44:06 PM Spendocrat, Was it just "intellectually deprived" you objected to, or was it th.....
» 12/01/2007 2:15:29 PM Well said, Runner. Unfortunately the Liberals have also let us down – all mouth and trouse.....
» 12/01/2007 10:30:04 AM Seen today. $500 million worth of water, enough to supply 2 major cities for 12 months,is.....
» 12/01/2007 10:22:15 AM The Mad Mufti – Again! Now, according to this person, Muslims have more right to be in Au.....
» 12/01/2007 9:57:43 AM Interesting point about the car industry which employs about 70,000 people. I don't think.....
» 11/01/2007 9:31:58 PM Malaysia, a country which, to the outsider and visitor, has hitherto seemed to be one of p.....
» 11/01/2007 8:50:31 PM Oh come on! Let's be honest and start addressing perverts for what they are: poofters and .....
» 11/01/2007 8:24:25 PM Scotty, I have supported John Howard for 10 years, but he as really had his day. I empath.....
» 11/01/2007 1:04:07 PM Country Gal, No offence taken. Someone (with not a lot to do one would think) recently di.....
» 11/01/2007 12:55:47 PM Spendocrat, I agree with your “no idea” confession:) You pronouncement of my bigotry is .....
» 11/01/2007 12:37:24 PM Bazz, Right. I also believe that there is no point in reading more about Islam, just as t.....
» 11/01/2007 10:19:20 AM Robert, I am not “concerned” by/with perverts. If they stopped talking about themselves, .....
» 11/01/2007 9:21:53 AM About 12 months ago, after I had written to the SA minister responsible for water chaos, I.....
» 11/01/2007 8:53:41 AM Who cares, you pervert......
» 10/01/2007 7:43:46 PM Rojo, I did not say that I was against chlorination, which has proved its value now that .....
» 10/01/2007 7:30:01 PM CJ Morgan has made an early bid for "Inconsequential Poster 2007" My money is o.....
» 10/01/2007 4:31:51 PM BD, Thanks for putting that up. We – the few of us who are not naïve about the true aims .....
» 10/01/2007 3:55:01 PM Yep. Recycling is an obvious one, but will they do it? Time is running out. We still have .....
» 10/01/2007 12:51:29 PM “The Australian” editorial of 26/12/06 said many things about our current “Water scandal” .....
» 10/01/2007 10:43:39 AM Tapp, The first paragraph was actually posted on Tues. 9th January 2007, NOT on Mon. 20th.....
» 10/01/2007 10:03:23 AM Drop what you like, Zacco. You are still whingeing rather than getting on with the job of .....
» 9/01/2007 6:02:11 PM Good on you Col and Bazz. You have more patience than I do in your dealings with the boofh.....
» 9/01/2007 5:45:09 PM Ludwig, I am “suitably chastened”. Walter Matthau hasn’t got a thing on me. I’m the origi.....
» 9/01/2007 1:31:16 PM Well said, Country Gal. Fitting comments to finish off what would have been finished earli.....
» 9/01/2007 10:21:10 AM Tapp, You are still making some very wild statements. You a say that the “liberal (sic) p.....
» 9/01/2007 10:01:01 AM If we all advised our current crop of dim-witted politicians (all brands) that we would vo.....
» 9/01/2007 9:36:10 AM Zacco, What a tender flower you must be if you think that I have "abused" you. .....
» 9/01/2007 9:06:49 AM Fluff4, You have standards different from most if you believe that “locking up” children .....
» 8/01/2007 3:55:33 PM I don't know what to think about uranium. I'm not keen on it at the moment, but there migh.....
» 8/01/2007 9:21:55 AM "the child abusers howard et al" ? What sort of nutter is Adam?.....
» 7/01/2007 7:20:34 PM Zacco, If you had read the rules before you jumped in, you would have known. You have jus.....
» 6/01/2007 10:18:35 AM If evolution is not scientific, what is creationism? Black magic and card tricks?.....
» 6/01/2007 10:13:04 AM So, what’s new? This argument has been around since universal suffrage and no one has done.....
» 6/01/2007 9:45:25 AM Politicians are all opportunists who say whatever suits their devious little minds at any .....
» 2/01/2007 7:45:59 PM It's amazing to see people discussing the rights and wrongs of Saddam Hussein's execution......
» 2/01/2007 7:32:57 PM Yes, Rojo. It is good to live in a country where we can say pretty much what we wish to sa.....
» 2/01/2007 1:08:57 PM Only the losers are war criminals. You continue to pose some of the most disingenous quest.....
» 2/01/2007 1:00:52 PM Being an early teen during the Whitlam government explains your misunderstanding of the si.....
» 2/01/2007 9:55:29 AM Daggett, So now I have justify why I might vote for John Howard? Is it just me who has to.....
» 1/01/2007 9:11:14 AM Col, Perhaps MichaelK is an ABC reporter......
» 31/12/2006 3:27:34 PM Rojo, This country cannot support a “larger population than currently”. It has the oldest.....
» 31/12/2006 2:50:55 PM Who is this MichaelK character? Is it really possible to write English that badly? He ha.....
» 30/12/2006 11:02:29 AM Mikijo's "tribal people" is the key to any discussion on immigration. Multicultu.....
» 30/12/2006 10:54:00 AM I did what you suggest for many years, Wildcat. Sadly, as you say, not many people seem to.....
» 30/12/2006 10:40:18 AM Pericles, I cannot give you an exact date offhand, but very early in the piece. I decline.....
» 29/12/2006 10:05:47 AM CJ Morgan, So, it’s people like Hasbeen and me who are the “biggest problem” facing abori.....
» 29/12/2006 9:46:51 AM CJ Morgan, The fact that 80% of the people who "infest" this forum are like you.....
» 28/12/2006 7:45:18 PM That's right, Fester. It does actually cost the rest of us big time. See Graham Young's po.....
» 28/12/2006 7:38:30 PM Right on, Hasbeen. 3% of the population should really be allowed to cause only 3% of the f.....
» 28/12/2006 7:26:07 PM Pericles, You seem to be confused about “multiculturalism”. Australia had people of diffe.....
» 28/12/2006 9:41:08 AM Since Australia reached its sustainable population of 13m people (see Tim Flannery et al)i.....
» 28/12/2006 9:20:18 AM The instigator of this topic, Yung Yong, has not been able to back up his assertion that “.....
» 27/12/2006 10:18:41 AM Please show how “ Multiculturalism in Australia has demonstrated that our diversity is a v.....
» 24/12/2006 8:37:48 PM I agree with you, HS. Australians do place too much importance on sport. Even the most unl.....
» 24/12/2006 10:22:14 AM Ybgirp I agree with you re the idiots turned out of universities. Most of the duds should.....
» 23/12/2006 12:33:33 PM You will all be pleased to know that the system you hate so much will now hold a review in.....
» 23/12/2006 12:26:36 PM And I, Wayne, suggest that you leave the silly remarks out. Nobody has suggested "no .....
» 23/12/2006 9:06:31 AM I hope you won’t go “completely bonkers”, Ludwig. I don’t intend to. I think that we have .....
» 22/12/2006 7:55:18 PM Why must the free trade agreement be a failure because John Howard and “rabid right” journ.....
» 22/12/2006 7:48:04 PM Ybgirp, I don’t believe that Australians are more “poorly educated” than any other nation.....
» 22/12/2006 10:13:03 AM The problem of Australia's over-population will never be solved. Immigration will cease on.....
» 21/12/2006 7:22:11 PM I’m not a Victorian, nor have I ever been an ‘owner driver’, but it would not be unusual i.....
» 19/12/2006 10:22:28 AM Australia's population should be reduced, not increased. Even in the current drought cond.....
» 19/12/2006 10:11:10 AM Evidence showed that the physical action taken by the police officer against the thug did .....
» 15/12/2006 9:22:11 AM What a load of nonsense!.....
» 14/12/2006 7:37:08 PM Not planning to kill someone is no excuse. Your friends stupidity, arrogance and complete .....
» 13/12/2006 8:10:28 PM No. Prison sentences in Australia are ridiculously inadequate, and that’s why they don’t w.....
» 13/12/2006 7:54:38 PM The more people who are affected by stupid, unnecessary immigration, the sooner pressure w.....
» 12/12/2006 1:28:10 PM Gw, Yes. It is apartheid, and I definitely do not believe in apartheid. Perhaps you misse.....
» 12/12/2006 12:35:18 PM Steve, Another wrong assumption. I am not a renter, nor have I ever been. I live in SA wh.....
» 12/12/2006 10:45:39 AM Celivia, If I told you something was black, you would argue that it's white. You used so .....
» 12/12/2006 10:00:43 AM Well, we know that at least one indigenous person had the gumption to leave the camp for t.....
» 12/12/2006 8:01:48 AM A few good tips there from Braindrain. You could also brush up on your English if you want.....
» 11/12/2006 8:09:38 PM Tapp, Are their any members of this party apart from you? Why don't you tell us all abou.....
» 11/12/2006 7:41:16 PM Steve, Rates $1900. Do you live in a palace? Go somewhere cheaper. You can’t afford a c.....
» 11/12/2006 7:10:20 PM I can't speak for the others, Irfan. But you don't cause me pain; you are a pain. Same old.....
» 11/12/2006 2:05:28 PM I've given up on Irfan Yusuf who tries to hide his bigotry behind little seemingly harmles.....
» 11/12/2006 1:39:56 PM Whatever you say, Celivia. It's quite obvious that you like to win an argument, so I'll di.....
» 11/12/2006 10:47:17 AM Forgot. Yes, people once were allowed to vote by dint of their being commonwealth citizen.....
» 11/12/2006 10:44:23 AM Celivia, And look at the mess Holland is in! Probably the reason you left......
» 11/12/2006 10:14:51 AM So, Rudd is big on philosophy. It will be interesting to see how many votes that translate.....
» 11/12/2006 9:37:20 AM Celivia, You are the one who encouraged me to comment on comments, remember. For starte.....
» 11/12/2006 9:09:43 AM Guess what, Holy; I don’t agree with you! The chip on your shoulder must be the size of a .....
» 10/12/2006 3:37:26 PM Celivia, Seeing you think it’s OK for other people to stick their noses in, I’ll give you.....
» 10/12/2006 3:18:13 PM Right off the subject, I noticed an item on Fox News today that the Arabs have decided tha.....
» 10/12/2006 10:09:34 AM David, I hope that you do that. Your contentions are always logical and unassailable to a.....
» 10/12/2006 9:52:39 AM Celivia, I have always taken the view that the person who RAISES a topic is the one who w.....
» 9/12/2006 9:40:38 AM We've heard the "need to be clever" mantra for a long time. What we really need.....
» 9/12/2006 9:30:51 AM Dead right, Themistocles. I said the same thing some time ago when the conflict was still .....
» 9/12/2006 9:18:52 AM While I'm not a particular fan of Pauline, I hope she does come back, with others, to inje.....
» 9/12/2006 8:59:15 AM There is a difference between my general observation on the the human race and your person.....
» 8/12/2006 11:03:36 AM Look no further to appreciate the incompetence of Labor than their panicky head-banging in.....
» 8/12/2006 10:47:17 AM At it again, Steve. "Idiot", "arrogant" - all because you don't like o.....
» 8/12/2006 10:31:52 AM Thanks for calling me an idiot, Steve, and showing everyone how you deal with diversity of.....
» 8/12/2006 9:20:44 AM Just as well that we 'ordinary' folk are capable of making up our own minds without the he.....
» 7/12/2006 9:42:18 AM Governments are not obliged to live individuals' personal lives for them. That's the road .....
» 7/12/2006 8:31:49 AM The Australian Peoples' Party has all the answers, does it tapp? Just like the Democrats d.....
» 7/12/2006 8:18:11 AM Yes, Col. Preferential voting is a farce, and compulsory voting is anti-democratic......
» 7/12/2006 8:13:28 AM CJ Morgan has discovered the word "gratuitous"......
» 6/12/2006 4:51:45 PM The Coalition isn't as keen to show any disharmony within the party as is the ALP. The ALP.....
» 6/12/2006 4:33:18 PM I don't see how people not enrolled to vote get away with it. It can't be all that hard to.....
» 6/12/2006 4:16:51 PM What I say is only negative to you, HS. I am positive about what I think. Some people simp.....
» 6/12/2006 12:32:21 PM Holyshadow, Well you don't have to wish me a "good day", but it would be OK if .....
» 6/12/2006 12:08:53 PM I hope we don't have to put up with this tapp character advertising yet another political .....
» 6/12/2006 9:34:21 AM Yes. We need to remember that Australia’s emissions are so small as to not be worth worryi.....
» 6/12/2006 9:16:00 AM There’s a bit of good old multiculturalism. Mirko doesn’t mention Australia – where he liv.....
» 6/12/2006 8:59:44 AM “The Convention discussion demonstrated clearly that most Australians are interested in th.....
» 6/12/2006 8:33:59 AM World Vision, like all other charities, does more harm than good: keeping people barely al.....
» 6/12/2006 8:19:43 AM Come on now, YEBIGA. You are merely displaying you own bias – which you are perfectly enti.....
» 5/12/2006 10:20:28 AM With it being "well known" that Keating produced the economic goods, and that th.....
» 5/12/2006 10:12:41 AM If the nation’s rage is “repressed”, how do you know about it, YEBIGA? I’m not aware of an.....
» 5/12/2006 9:43:03 AM "“While Labor has consistently opposed the invasion of Iraq, the basic truth is that .....
» 5/12/2006 9:29:14 AM “Few things can be as important to an individual as their citizenship. Along with a person.....
» 4/12/2006 11:20:31 AM If Brough is being “monstered” by aborigines, it is because he is the first Minister with .....
» 4/12/2006 10:35:27 AM I made the observation to my wife only yesterday that her aged parents support nuclear pow.....
» 1/12/2006 9:30:51 AM I will never understand the fuss about Gallipoli, where we had the crap beaten out of us b.....
» 1/12/2006 9:16:16 AM “Reading Berger’s essay, it is hard not to see the rise of climate alarmism as a Western f.....
» 1/12/2006 9:09:30 AM “The manifest failures of the Coalition, such as its disinterest in environmental or Indig.....
» 30/11/2006 12:01:48 PM Holyshadow, I said that there is no point in dragging in what MEN AND WOMEN- people of th.....
» 30/11/2006 11:24:24 AM Braindrain, I didn't bother to read your entire rant, but just scrolling down shows you p.....
» 30/11/2006 10:57:11 AM Malcolm Turnbull’s “solution” is just another attempt to take our eye of the fact that Aus.....
» 29/11/2006 9:29:12 AM In short, the West is stuffed. Perhaps it’s our time to go as have other civilisations in .....
» 29/11/2006 9:13:23 AM “..the presence of its troops there is not part of the solution but of the problem”. For o.....
» 28/11/2006 10:59:36 AM Holyshadow, It is my opinion that homosexuality is a perversion. Nothing scientific or pr.....
» 28/11/2006 9:53:35 AM Nigeria is a wealthy country, so if money is not the problem, and Nigerians themselves are.....
» 28/11/2006 9:14:42 AM First they didn’t, now they do. Howard has explained why, so there was no need for the aut.....
» 27/11/2006 8:49:59 PM Forget religion. Nobody should be "ready to accept" sexual perversion. The fact .....
» 27/11/2006 8:40:10 PM “All on-thread input welcomed”, eh BrainDrain? Unless, of course, you don’t like the conte.....
» 27/11/2006 8:20:44 PM Left, right or centre we all have a common enemy: politicians. Politicians - who would be .....
» 27/11/2006 1:12:45 PM Mercurius, Surprised to see you doing a "Second Hand Rose" post - commenting on.....
» 27/11/2006 10:56:36 AM Sneeky, Sorry. Would you like me to wait until evening to give you time to think of somet.....
» 27/11/2006 10:40:16 AM Violence against women could result from the fact that some of them are always whingeing a.....
» 27/11/2006 9:41:54 AM Who but Americans care about American politics? Like the ABC, Phil Senior thinks that beca.....
» 23/11/2006 8:50:02 AM As far as the Constitution and states rights goes, how many people really care which bunch.....
» 22/11/2006 9:57:49 AM BrainDrain, If you have to ask others what Australian values are, you will never know. Ho.....
» 22/11/2006 9:51:08 AM Like others of his type (champions for misfits like David Hicks and Mamdouh Habib), John R.....
» 21/11/2006 9:03:13 AM Good to have John Stone back writing common sense......
» 20/11/2006 9:57:01 AM Ask most people what is high on the list of things important to them, and they will tell y.....
» 17/11/2006 10:47:58 AM Yep. I think your "learned" sources are wrong too. David Hicks is not your avera.....
» 17/11/2006 10:30:30 AM If Abe Ata thinks that all it takes is a few letters to the editor to show that: “It has b.....
» 17/11/2006 9:51:27 AM Tony would say that I am wrong to believe that most Australians wouldn’t give a thought to.....
» 17/11/2006 8:27:56 AM If you believe that your 'justification' equates with SS and secret police tactics of tota.....
» 16/11/2006 7:50:49 PM Iluvator, I disagree with you on David Hicks, but that’s by the by. What really amazes me.....
» 16/11/2006 10:11:43 AM Robert, I'm not being sarcastic or mean, but do you really have to "deal with it&quo.....
» 16/11/2006 9:50:32 AM Even if the rumours of a “Jakarta Lobby” are true, the expression has been around for so l.....
» 16/11/2006 9:29:42 AM “Their focus will be sharpened by next year’s Federal election which will largely turn on .....
» 16/11/2006 9:11:05 AM A much calmer and more sensible approach than George Williams's. It's a great pity that th.....
» 16/11/2006 9:00:41 AM At last. George has something other than a Bill of Rights to talk about. Yesterday he was .....
» 15/11/2006 9:28:24 AM Mention of “New Matilda” and “Get Up” immediately tell us that we are heading down the pat.....
» 15/11/2006 9:11:16 AM Yes. Multiculturalism has “had its day”. It has always existed only in the minds of dictat.....
» 14/11/2006 10:03:56 AM It doesn't matter whether or not a crazed Muslim had a valid point to make, but the much m.....
» 14/11/2006 9:47:55 AM “That prostitutes, sex workers, women in any neighbourhood, women who drink in bars or out.....
» 13/11/2006 10:19:19 AM Both Israel and Palestine have the right to exist. But, as long as Islam exists, there wil.....
» 13/11/2006 10:02:37 AM A very sensible and level headed antidote to the shrill cries of the knockers and self-hat.....
» 9/11/2006 1:55:24 PM I don’t believe that the Government has any business deciding the “appropriateness” of peo.....
» 9/11/2006 11:59:23 AM Mark Thompson’s second paragraph is naïve, if he really believes in his criteria for forei.....
» 9/11/2006 11:34:35 AM If people are as disinterested in the Constitution as McConvill claims - and the claim is .....
» 8/11/2006 10:18:32 AM Nuclear power generation = huge increase in water use. What a jolly good idea!.....
» 8/11/2006 10:13:37 AM Those people calling for Australia intervention into Indonesia’s domestic affairs now have.....
» 8/11/2006 10:02:55 AM “But such a primitive outlook is not unique to Islam.” Perhaps not. But Islam is the prob.....
» 8/11/2006 9:45:37 AM Has the problem of Halali’s outburst really been solved? Or will he, as in the past, lie q.....
» 7/11/2006 9:17:55 AM “the moderates and progressives of the Islamic community”? There is no such thing. Muslims.....
» 7/11/2006 9:08:03 AM The idea of chaplains in schools is nonsense. Parents should resume their responsibility o.....
» 6/11/2006 5:03:58 PM Until recently, there has been little if any “fuzziness” about the separation of church an.....
» 6/11/2006 2:35:59 PM Well, unviable farmers do need to leave the land. And, they have certainly changed the fac.....
» 6/11/2006 9:28:42 AM Whatever we have, there is no law or policy (e.g. multiculturalism) that can make us think.....
» 3/11/2006 9:19:26 AM Samuel Johnson’s utterance is “famous” only because people who seem to have trouble with p.....
» 2/11/2006 9:41:05 AM The real question is: do voters take any notice at all of law and order politicking prior .....
» 1/11/2006 9:26:13 AM People who see something sinister in loitering laws in Australia have a big problem. The.....
» 1/11/2006 9:10:46 AM Right on the button, Hasbeen. Stern is basing his scenario for economic ruin on the global.....
» 1/11/2006 8:58:12 AM Indulis, Who’s Peter? Your own “logic” is bizarre.....
» 1/11/2006 8:51:50 AM Poor old Mustafa! Seems that he would be a real loser, anyway; Muslim or not......
» 31/10/2006 12:09:46 PM The Greens are again calling for the introduction of a carbon tax on industry. The impos.....
» 31/10/2006 9:31:54 AM The draconian gun laws are a croc, as any one who thought about it at the time knew. Crimi.....
» 31/10/2006 9:22:53 AM Schools should be for teaching kids enough to enable them to get jobs. Anything else is th.....
» 31/10/2006 9:04:30 AM Ring gets sillier with every piece he writes: as silly as “land rights” and “symbolic vict.....
» 31/10/2006 8:54:41 AM People who strut the public stage must expect “intrusions” into their lives. It does David.....
» 30/10/2006 10:03:16 AM There is nothing special about farmers, and the less able among them certainly should not .....
» 30/10/2006 9:23:26 AM So, work towards having tax exemptions for religious organizations removed. Governments ge.....
» 30/10/2006 9:01:32 AM As long as people set out to make themselves look different from the rest, they are going .....
» 28/10/2006 9:15:38 AM “Now there is the risk of the geographical concentration and the social isolation of peopl.....
» 28/10/2006 8:57:03 AM The “lack of investment in water infrastructure” is something we should be harassing our d.....
» 27/10/2006 10:59:25 AM It’s good that the “Indian-Australian” couple went ahead with their wedding despite the id.....
» 27/10/2006 10:38:16 AM What nonsense! How could anyone say that the predictable and wholly legitimate reaction to.....
» 26/10/2006 8:20:11 PM Sure. Just what we need. Another political party; another bunch of con-artists......
» 26/10/2006 8:14:42 PM I agree with Mickijo. I haven’t seen one single aborigine publicly connected with so-calle.....
» 26/10/2006 7:59:46 PM PF, Apparently this person has several alias's, and the editors are on to him/her, or may.....
» 26/10/2006 1:20:15 PM The “genocide of their people”? Is there any evidence that Indonesia is actually committin.....
» 26/10/2006 10:10:37 AM Teachers have no business setting assignments about homosexuality in the first place. Nor .....
» 26/10/2006 9:35:20 AM Surely the author never believed that politicians ever take anything but a political view .....
» 25/10/2006 12:04:31 PM MmMm, If you are content to die a prolonged, painful and undignified death, I’m happy for.....
» 25/10/2006 11:42:08 AM Right. That's why the dags we keep installing in Canberra can afford to be as dopey and us.....
» 25/10/2006 11:30:47 AM FG Jerzy Zubrzycki......
» 25/10/2006 9:51:05 AM Drought relief for farmers – many of them simply not viable – is good for them, but what a.....
» 25/10/2006 9:06:33 AM “In theory…..” In practice, multiculturalism is entirely different, and now, event he ins.....
» 24/10/2006 11:10:37 AM “I wonder if you have to have these self hating views in order to become a professor at ou.....
» 24/10/2006 10:58:27 AM Sorry, Sylvia, but I cannot understand the need for people to appear nude at any time othe.....
» 24/10/2006 10:30:19 AM It is trendy and particularly lefty for Australian self-haters to blame their own country .....
» 24/10/2006 10:03:43 AM "The Australian" editorial this morning nicely sums up the Democrats......
» 23/10/2006 2:58:22 PM Yabby, Where is your evidence that my opinion is "uninformed"? If you want evid.....
» 23/10/2006 2:49:15 PM Alas, Batman. What we think of as "the economy" is not the same as the politicia.....
» 23/10/2006 2:40:14 PM Why is it “frustrating” that indigenenous representation is low? Why should different peop.....
» 23/10/2006 2:18:39 PM Matt, Your ‘right thinking’ doesn’t extend to doing the instigator of a discussion the co.....
» 23/10/2006 2:03:13 PM Thankyou, Wayne. Those in your first post concern Canada – not of much interest to Austral.....
» 21/10/2006 4:14:09 PM Wayne, I’m sure you can refer us to the polls indicating that the majority of people want.....
» 21/10/2006 4:04:27 PM Troubles, kartiya? What troubles? I’m as happy as a sand boy. I have no troubles at all. .....
» 21/10/2006 3:34:40 PM You don’t wish to debate, Nathan. You merely want to tell me that I’m wrong and you are ri.....
» 20/10/2006 4:33:35 PM Maximus, I aim to please. It's good to know that not everyone hates me!.....
» 20/10/2006 4:23:42 PM Nathan Joel, Correct. Taxpayers money should not be going to unviable farmers. But there .....
» 20/10/2006 10:31:56 AM “Honours” in Australia are bestowed by a group of poobahs on a fellow poobah. Most of us h.....
» 20/10/2006 10:15:24 AM “Pacific leaders are reassessing the costs of Australian patronage”, are they? Let’s hope .....
» 19/10/2006 9:15:16 AM The media is populated by spoilt, arrogant brats who, these days, can hardly use the tools.....
» 19/10/2006 9:06:10 AM No foreign workers should be brought into Australia. But, would aborigines work even if th.....
» 18/10/2006 10:06:48 PM PF, Good to see someone actually affected come in on the discussion. We hear a lot of opi.....
» 18/10/2006 9:50:30 PM Wayne thinks that everyone who is against the mining, selling and utilisation of uranium a.....
» 18/10/2006 9:34:45 PM Ludwig, Your last paragraph contains the really big question: one that no one wants to an.....
» 18/10/2006 11:37:21 AM FG, The grape growers’ water comes from the same place my water does: the Murray River. A.....
» 17/10/2006 2:49:29 PM Since the 2001-02 financial year, the South Australian government has ripped $1.06 billion.....
» 17/10/2006 9:53:06 AM A more appropriate title would be: “The Democrats – a punch drunk party”......
» 17/10/2006 9:42:18 AM Yes. Howard goes all emotional and funny about the eyes when he mentions the-man-on-the-la.....
» 17/10/2006 9:35:12 AM One little slip with nuclear power and there will be no future. It never ceases to amaze m.....
» 17/10/2006 9:30:17 AM If there really was a god, surely he, she or it would not inflict a wet, mouthy sonk like .....
» 17/10/2006 9:26:31 AM Sneekeepete, Have I really run up 570 posts? I’m not that interested. Are you sure you do.....
» 16/10/2006 3:47:03 PM Has any thought been given to two possibilities: Muslim women cover up because they are ug.....
» 16/10/2006 3:26:31 PM Sneekeepete, Relax. Don’t worry about what I think. Concentrate on what you think. Fello.....
» 16/10/2006 9:24:51 AM “The arrival of the 21st century has seen Muslims the world over grappling to determine th.....
» 16/10/2006 9:11:11 AM The “successful integration” mentioned here in relation to an Andrew Robb comment is in di.....
» 13/10/2006 10:36:12 AM The Georgio's of Australia epitomise all that is wrong, stupid and self-destructing about .....
» 13/10/2006 10:27:28 AM If Kim Jong-Il is not a complete madman, he can’t be far from it. Last week, I was in Peac.....
» 12/10/2006 10:52:32 AM “My original questions remain unanswered. One day they will be answered”, writes dear old,.....
» 29/09/2006 12:22:27 PM In general, the author is right. But she is wrong to add to her list ‘involvements in conf.....
» 28/09/2006 9:04:51 PM Ludwig, I find it strange that you can remain neutral about Hicks's admitted association .....
» 28/09/2006 1:24:14 PM That the Faifax organization today announced its opposition to the Government's proposed c.....
» 28/09/2006 10:47:19 AM “When asked to describe UQ’s atmosphere in the early 70s, his response is swift. “It was f.....
» 28/09/2006 9:03:06 AM Hells Angel, Well said re Tony Kevin! But, he has his head irretrievably jammed in a much.....
» 27/09/2006 3:47:52 PM This new report would need to show why the all other reports and assessments were wrong. I.....
» 27/09/2006 10:16:08 AM Well, the French were never very tough, and they were ‘caught out’, not by climate change,.....
» 27/09/2006 9:43:41 AM The subject of ‘Australian values’ has certainly brought out everybody with a view, and to.....
» 27/09/2006 9:04:57 AM Sneekeepete, You spat that one out in hurry. Not up to your usual standard. Can you give.....
» 27/09/2006 8:49:50 AM Avinash, Thanks. It seems, then, that Muslims must do as others do to achieve goals......
» 26/09/2006 10:11:32 AM It would have been good if the author had explained by Indian Muslims are disillusioned by.....
» 26/09/2006 9:44:25 AM Sounds like a sensible approach to something that could turn into a farce if we are not ca.....
» 26/09/2006 9:25:24 AM Daeron and CJ Morgan, You are entitled to your opinions, I just happen to disagree with t.....
» 25/09/2006 5:25:37 PM The next generation of immigrant children don't do much 'outperforming'. They soon learn o.....
» 25/09/2006 5:19:42 PM As well as this gang of 42 now showing themselves not to be desperate asylum seekers fleei.....
» 25/09/2006 12:41:13 PM People not already cynical in their attitudes to the 42 Papuan ‘refugees’ might like to re.....
» 25/09/2006 10:14:06 AM There is absolutely nothing to say the very mild requirement of immigrants having to learn.....
» 25/09/2006 9:46:14 AM That’s right - kick our own soldiers in the guts instead of saying anything to upset the e.....
» 24/09/2006 9:50:54 AM T800, I'm with you. As I have said elsewhere, if multiculturalism is so good, why, after .....
» 24/09/2006 9:31:54 AM I'm no scientist, but yesterday I heard a scientist saying that the water restricitions pl.....
» 24/09/2006 9:17:14 AM Tony, OK, Tony. It is quite clear that you as set in your ways and beliefs as I am. There.....
» 23/09/2006 9:35:05 AM Tony Kevin, If it makes you feel good Tony, apologise for me as much as you wish. It won’.....
» 22/09/2006 12:28:43 PM Multiculturalism is a ‘dirty word’, and would have been whether or not 9/11 occurred. Ther.....
» 22/09/2006 12:17:25 PM Kekinidika, How well you handle opinions differing from yours. Congratulations! I’m sur.....
» 22/09/2006 10:27:58 AM So the media tells only a fraction of the truth about PNG. What’s new? That’s what the med.....
» 22/09/2006 10:20:05 AM “If a person wishing to live in this country is not willing to learn the language (and fou.....
» 21/09/2006 12:26:55 PM It is my view that a Bill of Rights for Australia is not needed, and it would allow even m.....
» 21/09/2006 12:18:37 PM Kim Beazley’s whacky idea of having tourists sign up to Australian values is just too ridi.....
» 21/09/2006 11:38:42 AM A further example of ‘moderate’ Muslims making excuses for Islamic lunatics was heard on r.....
» 21/09/2006 9:14:03 AM Even I cannot fault Irfan Yusuf on this. The fact that Islam was tolerant of other faith.....
» 21/09/2006 8:59:35 AM Sorry Schmuck, but I’ll stick with my opinion rather than with that of an unnamed ‘Israeli.....
» 20/09/2006 12:10:57 PM Fellow Human, Perhaps more time spent on your fellow Muslims would be more productive. If.....
» 20/09/2006 11:51:50 AM Needing to be questioned is the idea that ‘all human beings are deserving of equal respect.....
» 20/09/2006 11:29:22 AM Did the Pope actually apologise? Or, did he say that he was sorry that some Muslim extremi.....
» 19/09/2006 8:23:35 PM Steady on girls. The worst things about Germaine Greer is that, when she 'burnt her bra' a.....
» 19/09/2006 3:22:25 PM David Flint always gets a serve from the usual suspects for whom he is too intelligent, su.....
» 19/09/2006 11:29:14 AM Sneekeepete, I just knew that someone would come up with a trite comment like that. And, .....
» 19/09/2006 10:47:54 AM ‘The Muslim world inevitably recognises that terrorist organisations are its enemies, too......
» 19/09/2006 10:42:31 AM John Howard has to take some of the blame for this Muslim overreaction, although he did sa.....
» 19/09/2006 9:26:48 AM Islamic reactions to the Pope's comments on what someone said in the 14th century say it a.....
» 18/09/2006 3:39:23 PM Carl, You disagree with everything I say, so please don't pretend that you are doing anyt.....
» 18/09/2006 3:06:01 PM Tony, Are my comments and opinions really any more typical of me than your opposing comme.....
» 18/09/2006 11:04:04 AM I always appreciate the way Gary Brown waits until the headless chooks have stopped runnin.....
» 18/09/2006 10:42:04 AM Embarrass Andrew Bolt? Come on, John Morton! It would take a better man than Robert Manne .....
» 18/09/2006 10:17:03 AM ‘Lebanese society had, and still has, a very vibrant “democracy-tolerance-freedom of speec.....
» 17/09/2006 9:00:09 AM “COMMENT I find it difficult to escape the conclusion that criticizing Islam will lead to .....
» 15/09/2006 10:03:58 AM In general, a nice piece summing up why it is good to be Australian and live in Australia......
» 14/09/2006 9:10:29 AM Deborah58, If you are talking about the Lebanese who we had to remove from their country .....
» 14/09/2006 9:01:41 AM Same old same old. Aborigines need ‘incentives’ to better themselves and more money. As if.....
» 12/09/2006 9:10:04 AM From what I have observed of the young, once they reach level 9 of their secondary educati.....
» 12/09/2006 8:51:18 AM I do not think that the Government has a 'let them wipe themselves out' attitude to aborig.....
» 12/09/2006 8:38:55 AM The death penalty for drug smuggling is too harsh by Australian standards. But, the Austra.....
» 12/09/2006 8:32:32 AM Anyone with common sense has turned his/back on David Hicks. David Hicks turned his back o.....
» 11/09/2006 4:17:18 PM Here are few words, from two very different people, which could sum up the problems for Mu.....
» 11/09/2006 11:13:49 AM “While it is true that Aborigines settled in this continent years before Europeans and mig.....
» 11/09/2006 10:40:56 AM Irfan’s ‘excuse to wage a cultural revolutionary war which seeks to replace decades of lib.....
» 8/09/2006 4:05:41 PM Kartiya, With respect, you are not answering my questions. I made it clear that if there .....
» 8/09/2006 2:50:48 PM DalCorn, Thanks for sharing your 'observation' with us. Perhaps you could say something u.....
» 8/09/2006 11:25:02 AM Tony, What an old worry wart your are. I'm the same age as you. I have seen the same thin.....
» 8/09/2006 11:07:46 AM Fair comment from Ted Lapkin, as always. Israel has certainly prosecuted military action f.....
» 8/09/2006 10:49:19 AM Tony Kevin, The only person you have the right to apologise for is yourself, if you feel .....
» 7/09/2006 11:59:32 AM Religious faith of any kind, if you have such a faith, should not have any bearing on your.....
» 7/09/2006 11:17:16 AM The ‘blood on the hands’ criticism of the Australian Federal Police is, of course, insulti.....
» 6/09/2006 10:37:33 AM I dislike compulsory preferential voting. I simply do not wish to recognise any candidate .....
» 4/09/2006 2:03:27 PM Oh, the depravations and loss of freedoms! Eating with plastic cutlery in the hope that yo.....
» 4/09/2006 11:42:48 AM The briefest and most accurate definition of the noun, flag, is a ‘signal or indicator’, a.....
» 4/09/2006 10:07:14 AM Kartiya, Thanks. You say; “Leigh, if you remember that the last truly stone age "bus.....
» 2/09/2006 6:17:27 PM Kartiya, I am surprised that anyone can still believe that ATSIC was anything but a dysf.....
» 1/09/2006 2:29:54 PM Thanks for the compliment, Maximus. I don’t get many of those. And thanks to all who took .....
» 1/09/2006 12:40:15 PM TRTL and Sneaky, I’m not fearful in the pants peeing tradition, nor am I a ‘nervous Nelli.....
» 1/09/2006 11:37:05 AM What ‘real evidence’ does Mr. Hardiker require? Where does he get the notion that official.....
» 31/08/2006 10:40:56 AM I certainly would not be happy to have 12 drongos and true, snatched away from their daily.....
» 31/08/2006 10:24:50 AM As Neill Brown opined in 'The Australian', Don Chipp was too good for the Democrats......
» 30/08/2006 9:48:27 AM Get over David Hicks. At worst, he is a dangerous lunatic. At best, he is a complete idiot.....
» 29/08/2006 1:40:50 PM Fleeting media interest may have recently caused a topic sometimes discussed on Online Opi.....
» 28/08/2006 10:50:49 AM Dr. Cica is highly delighted with the pressure put on the Government by yet another branch.....
» 28/08/2006 10:04:47 AM Very interesting. Now we know the real reason why Anwar got himself into strife with the f.....
» 28/08/2006 9:17:59 AM Aka, The fact that your feel better by calling me a cretin rather than combating my argum.....
» 25/08/2006 3:26:33 PM I totally agree with Mirko Bagaric, but Sylvia is right: the law is the law, and the Gover.....
» 25/08/2006 1:42:56 PM Marilyn Shepherd, Since you arrived on this forum, just about everyone has been a victim .....
» 25/08/2006 11:57:28 AM I’m not sure how work opportunities can be created in the middle of deserts where only abo.....
» 25/08/2006 11:29:26 AM George should get full marks for his persistence on a Bill of Rights. He is obsessed with .....
» 25/08/2006 9:20:57 AM Yes Pete. The cultural relativists will have to turn the page quickly on Pamela Bone's art.....
» 24/08/2006 2:20:06 PM People holding up certain identities as paragons of particular groups should be careful no.....
» 24/08/2006 12:03:43 PM I’m not familiar with the Pamela Bone article, but I am immediately suspicious of anyone w.....
» 24/08/2006 11:13:24 AM JC himself couldn't satisfy Graham Ring when it comes to aboriginal affairs. Why don't w.....
» 24/08/2006 11:02:44 AM Judy Cannon gives an unexpected, but welcome, reminder of the Islamic lunatic asylum - run.....
» 23/08/2006 11:29:35 AM Lets stop pussyfooting about. From the beginning of time, people of different races have l.....
» 23/08/2006 10:35:26 AM “One of the few places for a political voice is at the mosque and through religion. Religi.....
» 22/08/2006 4:31:36 PM YngNL You are right about the ‘racist’ bit, of course. I gave up long ago taking any not.....
» 22/08/2006 11:20:40 AM Henry Reynolds would be proud of this young historian. He refers to the Iraq war as, ‘a wa.....
» 22/08/2006 11:02:45 AM As a non-believer, my only interest in religion is the threat of Islam. But it always amaz.....
» 22/08/2006 10:07:02 AM The problem with politics is that nobody who is capable of getting a real job is intereste.....
» 21/08/2006 10:32:55 AM Deterrence doesn’t work against fanatics. The only way to stop them is to wipe them out. T.....
» 19/08/2006 11:14:45 AM The existence of the organization ‘Homosexuals Anonymous’ indicates that not all those aff.....
» 18/08/2006 3:55:05 PM There has been another view on homosexuality on this very site. ‘Homosexuality is not bi.....
» 18/08/2006 3:16:26 PM Whether or not ‘Hezbollah cannot be destroyed’ will remain a moot point as long as Israel .....
» 17/08/2006 8:52:48 PM Professional what, Snout? Are you qualified in the area? Not meaning to be rude, but I did.....
» 17/08/2006 3:43:45 PM ‘In every way but one, Andreas and I are an ordinary everyday middle-aged couple, living l.....
» 16/08/2006 11:50:42 AM Dr. Ata stuffs himself up in his first few words: ‘Australian, and other Western ignorance.....
» 16/08/2006 11:01:10 AM Yes, Des Moore. Violent political activists who entered our country illegally – and stayed.....
» 14/08/2006 4:16:57 PM History is littered with peace activists, do-gooders and bleeding hearts; yet the world in.....
» 14/08/2006 12:04:16 PM Tell it to the Islamic terrorists, dearie. ‘Compassion’ does take more courage than war:.....
» 11/08/2006 11:24:54 AM The idea that the ‘right of self defence is not unlimited’ as laid down by some remote org.....
» 11/08/2006 10:48:01 AM “It is because as our cities, our farms and our industry have grown so our demand for wate.....
» 10/08/2006 11:51:25 AM A pox on all religion!.....
» 10/08/2006 11:41:06 AM “All this was done in front of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), a pea.....
» 9/08/2006 12:34:16 PM Pretty strange to be talking about war 'crimes' when the unbridled terrorism of Hezbollah .....
» 9/08/2006 12:26:38 PM The authors could be doing the 'cherry-picking' here. Before writing this garbage, they ob.....
» 9/08/2006 12:07:12 PM Australia should most certainly NOT send troops to the Middle East. Apart from our small a.....
» 8/08/2006 10:11:55 AM Who says ethanol will be cheaper? Ethanol, which could bring prosperity to the inefficient.....
» 7/08/2006 11:36:39 AM A calming and commonsense piece to counteract the hysteria of the media. Let's not forget.....
» 7/08/2006 11:10:50 AM “As events over the last few days have shown, it (Israel) is a unprincipled basket case th.....
» 5/08/2006 12:19:26 PM Amazing! Ten posts and not one mention of the mythical 'pro Jakarta lobby' Mr. Woolcott wa.....
» 4/08/2006 1:47:33 PM I still believe that I have the right in Austalia to call George Williams a ratbag. Anyo.....
» 4/08/2006 1:26:49 PM It seems that Mercurius still feels guilty about having 'tortured' the language on behalf .....
» 3/08/2006 12:41:02 PM ‘John Howard as prime minister committed us to wage war in Iraq even though public opinion.....
» 3/08/2006 12:19:37 PM ‘However, the issue now is no longer so much about self-defence’, says the author. The s.....
» 2/08/2006 1:34:13 PM When Australians – not people like the author and Greg Barnes, who calls Australia a ‘pigs.....
» 2/08/2006 1:29:41 PM What will the do-gooders say to Mirko Bagaric’s claim that: “The empirical evidence shows .....
» 2/08/2006 9:39:35 AM “Well, I don’t mind saying I blame the Hezbollah, their backers in Syria and Iran, and the.....
» 1/08/2006 4:52:05 PM Rancid, Gee whiz. You certainly went to a lot of trouble to repeat yourself. You are stil.....
» 1/08/2006 1:33:28 PM The Lebanese government continues to allow Hezbollah to replenish the rockets it fires at .....
» 1/08/2006 12:08:26 PM Doom, You don’t have the slightest idea what I know or don’t know. You are too full of yo.....
» 1/08/2006 11:57:01 AM “It is now week three of the Israeli invasion of Lebanon..”, writes the author. A very con.....
» 31/07/2006 3:28:41 PM Doom, Despite your drawn out post, I still totally disagree with you and your point of vi.....
» 31/07/2006 12:28:40 PM The fact that Mr. Cooke works for the housing industry automatically makes him suspect. Th.....
» 31/07/2006 12:00:17 PM I admire Dr. Nitschke and firmly believe that people have the moral right to take their ow.....
» 31/07/2006 10:59:24 AM So now people should not have the opportunity to decide whether or not they want to drink .....
» 29/07/2006 10:46:58 AM This morning we read that Hezbollah terrorists not only hide among civilians, but they als.....
» 28/07/2006 3:09:57 PM You can find anything to suit your needs on the internet: it is used by all sorts of peopl.....
» 28/07/2006 3:04:03 PM Carl, “Yes the civilised world indeed Elena, especially bombing that ambulance, what a ci.....
» 28/07/2006 10:31:44 AM Eet, Another silly duffer (like Carl) who likes to believe that Israel deliberately put a.....
» 28/07/2006 10:17:24 AM Steve, Yes, I did overlook that particular weakness: America’s inability to stop the cont.....
» 28/07/2006 9:45:52 AM The blog explains it all, Rancitas. Ugly is as ugly does. You are certainly, shall we say,.....
» 27/07/2006 1:49:54 PM During this time the United Nations has given Israel open authority to bombard a country w.....
» 27/07/2006 1:27:30 PM Change “Australian self-deprecation” for Australian shame or self-hatred. The states in co.....
» 27/07/2006 10:13:53 AM True; particularly the reference to 'critical thinking'. Too many young people merely parr.....
» 26/07/2006 1:57:26 PM Well, our very able and respected Foreign Minister is certainly more polite than Greg O’Co.....
» 26/07/2006 1:25:06 PM Of course Israel’s defence is absolutely NOT “morally equivalent” to the unprovoked Hezbol.....
» 26/07/2006 12:10:23 PM Irfan, You really are a nasty piece of work, aren't you. I must be a funny old Nazi, sidi.....
» 25/07/2006 5:06:18 PM Irfan Yusuf, Why should anyone believe you? You only talk about the 'nice' things pertain.....
» 25/07/2006 4:52:28 PM I vowed never to read anything Greg Barnes churns out, and I have stuck to that vow. Read.....
» 24/07/2006 6:00:13 PM Demos, Your opening sentence is probably correct. Most people are dyed in the wool ‘whate.....
» 24/07/2006 11:46:34 AM The real problem for the environment is too many people......
» 24/07/2006 10:04:51 AM Pete, Fair enough. You have every right to disagree with me on this and anything else. Yo.....
» 23/07/2006 5:52:48 PM Irfan, You already think that I’m a Nazi, so what’s new? If it helps you think that, be m.....
» 22/07/2006 12:25:15 PM Scout, Please don't tax yourself by 'responding'to my posts; it must be expensive enough .....
» 22/07/2006 12:09:51 PM Irfan, Even when I say something nice about you in my penultimate paragraph, you throw a .....
» 22/07/2006 11:31:53 AM Irfan, Sorry to disappoint you, but NO, I am not the same Leigh who puts xenophobic comme.....
» 21/07/2006 4:28:45 PM Irfan’s reference to the government’s “relative ignorance” of Islam is just another reason.....
» 21/07/2006 10:49:13 AM I saw enough of this character on "Lateline" where he was made to look like a sq.....
» 20/07/2006 8:34:44 PM Dual citizens are Australians of convenience. I read today that some of them actually live.....
» 20/07/2006 12:23:19 PM This woman simply doesn't get it! She is best ignored......
» 20/07/2006 12:18:37 PM Realist and Scotty, Your opinions on this contribution were different from mine. All you .....
» 20/07/2006 12:01:32 PM Frank, You of all people should be careful about the use of the word 'fool'. Of course .....
» 19/07/2006 11:51:09 AM “The causes of crime among Aboriginal people are the same as the causes of crime in ghetto.....
» 18/07/2006 8:58:18 PM Frank, I accept your need to get back at me, but just because your views are different fr.....
» 18/07/2006 8:38:49 PM Irfan, a)Australia’s request is naïve b)Israel’s refusal is reasonable in view of the fa.....
» 18/07/2006 5:15:30 PM Tony Abbott thinks he has the answers. Grahman Ring thinks he has the answers. It's all ta.....
» 18/07/2006 4:42:23 PM It's a fair bet that if Bush and the US supported the Arabs, the left would be sobbing ove.....
» 14/07/2006 10:58:50 AM Well said. We would not have the skill shortages we do if at least half of the school leav.....
» 13/07/2006 8:11:29 PM Wonder if he would feel the same if his name was Walter Smith......
» 13/07/2006 11:04:10 AM , it is the "Dear Leader"......
» 13/07/2006 10:57:37 AM The removal of one man is the key to nullifying any threat from North Korea. Kim Jong Il.....
» 13/07/2006 10:45:47 AM As if we didn’t have enough homegrown advocates or apologists for homosexuality: an Americ.....
» 12/07/2006 3:36:45 PM If proponents of a bill of rights believe that Australian democracy does not cater for the.....
» 12/07/2006 1:09:01 PM It is a pleasant change to have a contributor pointing out the dangers of a bill of rights.....
» 11/07/2006 11:35:59 AM Well, at least we wicked, wicked Australians don’t need to employ 40 slaves each; although.....
» 11/07/2006 11:17:11 AM Chris Evans and his Dear Leader, Beazley Jong Kim, will never get over not being able to s.....
» 11/07/2006 10:31:37 AM FrankGol, At last! We agree on something: you "must be real dumb". Although, to.....
» 10/07/2006 12:55:58 PM The ABC, of course, has no “commitment to balance”; never has, and never will. Any critici.....
» 7/07/2006 12:10:33 PM David Hicks does not deserve any sympathy – even Mirko Bagaric’s “negligible amount” of sy.....
» 6/07/2006 12:43:05 PM “The law closes the electoral roll before many have had the chance to register, takes away.....
» 6/07/2006 12:26:43 PM There is no sensible reason for Australia to become a “truly great sporting nation”. Whate.....
» 5/07/2006 11:46:14 AM It would be good if this “Jakarta lobby” could be identified; perhaps it is a figment of a.....
» 5/07/2006 11:10:56 AM Sounds ghastly. But, there is obviously a market for such things or they wouldn't exist. I.....
» 5/07/2006 11:02:24 AM All that Andersen is doing here is displaying a personal pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel atti.....
» 4/07/2006 10:53:45 AM “SCOTUS deliberately left an opening for Washington to sidestep the judicial process entir.....
» 3/07/2006 2:12:10 PM Multiculturalism in Australia has certainly been successful if success means the introduct.....
» 30/06/2006 11:59:09 AM “But surely our ministers are capable of answering such a claim?” The ineffectual Kevin A.....
» 30/06/2006 11:20:16 AM Reducing immigration is an excellent idea. Unfortunately, both major parties are big immig.....
» 29/06/2006 10:47:21 AM A lie about things most Westerners don't give a damn about in no way reduces the threat Ir.....
» 27/06/2006 3:00:23 PM Gawd, not another homosexual pusher so soon......
» 26/06/2006 1:51:22 PM Gough Whitlam’s claim about Australia being a nation of immigrants and the consequent blin.....
» 26/06/2006 11:38:36 AM Discussing whether or not East Timor is a “failed state” is an exercise in semantics. East.....
» 26/06/2006 10:09:46 AM Jpw2040, A dozen lines published online by unknown people from an unknown university, and.....
» 25/06/2006 11:33:28 AM Accusations of bigotry. Waffle about conservatism and fundamental Christianty (no mention .....
» 23/06/2006 3:14:29 PM JohnK, You do all of the normal things except one. And that is the big one. Males and fem.....
» 22/06/2006 3:31:51 PM Peterpan, As you use “we”, I assume that you are homosexual. Perhaps you would be kind en.....
» 22/06/2006 12:25:56 PM That soccer is not an Australian game is still reflected in the surnames of most of its pl.....
» 22/06/2006 11:14:59 AM “Fair minded Australians” believe that homosexual couples should have their twisted relati.....
» 19/06/2006 11:21:34 AM “The end result is that the Australian political system neither represents popular opinion.....
» 19/06/2006 11:03:34 AM Over the past few years, I have repeatedly argued that the immigration department should b.....
» 16/06/2006 11:33:03 AM “Along with the division of people as good and bad lies a common anti-racist conception of.....
» 16/06/2006 11:09:42 AM Yes. Foreign intervention is anathema to an independent country, so common sense tells us .....
» 14/06/2006 12:55:29 PM The chattering classes are still whingeing about terror laws because they are, as always, .....
» 14/06/2006 12:19:17 PM “In short, we are engaged in our region in almost all aspects of life and society. So why .....
» 14/06/2006 11:40:26 AM The big bad US making things tough for the UN again? The UN needs the US more than the US .....
» 14/06/2006 11:30:17 AM Perhaps the people always professing concern about life in remote aboriginal settlements, .....
» 13/06/2006 11:28:25 AM Governments always make big promises when things are first brought to their attention: to .....
» 11/06/2006 11:14:38 AM Zorro, Well said. I don't, however, bother to argue with the loony left. They can say wha.....
» 10/06/2006 10:54:59 AM There is no place for a stone-age culture in the modern world. From the moment civilizatio.....
» 9/06/2006 11:18:04 AM "..robbing them of their traditional life and coming with an expectation that they be.....
» 8/06/2006 11:53:54 AM What nation? It is ridiculous to call a fly spot on the map with a population of a mere 92.....
» 7/06/2006 12:09:50 PM That we even discuss same-sex marriage is alarming. As is Judge Nicholson’s use of the wor.....
» 7/06/2006 10:56:41 AM At last! An alternative to the feel-good, emotional claptrap we usually hear about East Ti.....
» 5/06/2006 12:51:27 PM “ A refugee is a refugee - political or economic. “ Is that right, Mr. Henderson? Where i.....
» 2/06/2006 11:56:02 AM “Despite the portrayal of our two-party system as being reasonably well balanced and genui.....
» 2/06/2006 11:24:05 AM People who take needless risks merely to bolster their over-devloped egos are on their own.....
» 1/06/2006 11:07:40 AM The idea that East Timor - half of an island, with a population of 925,000 - can be indepe.....
» 31/05/2006 12:33:56 PM Gavin Mooney opens by saying, in essence, that few indigenous Australians have tried to el.....
» 31/05/2006 11:10:00 AM America and Israel might have all the firepower, but it is not other nations they are figh.....
» 29/05/2006 11:03:02 AM It is ludicrous to suggest that Australian aboriginal culture is of any value to present d.....
» 26/05/2006 11:14:25 AM Apart from adacemics, aborigines themselves and a few left wing do-gooders and meddlers, m.....
» 25/05/2006 3:36:48 PM “One hundred and five years later, I am still not convinced that a lot has changed in the .....
» 25/05/2006 12:24:01 PM Egalitarianism has been done to death. It is one of those overused and abused words wielde.....
» 25/05/2006 11:01:47 AM All senior public servants, including judges, should be subjected to open, public scrutiny.....
» 25/05/2006 10:49:10 AM Wind farms? During the Summer just gone, several thousand houses in South Australia were b.....
» 23/05/2006 11:54:41 AM “We are extraordinary in our affluent, middle-class views. Gambling the money away is irre.....
» 22/05/2006 3:00:13 PM Now the Government is “attacking” asylum seekers. You know that they are running out of ar.....
» 22/05/2006 2:06:05 PM Same sex "couples" should receive no formal acknowledgement of their "union.....
» 22/05/2006 1:01:09 PM Kevin Donnelly is never short of detractors. Presumably, most of them are products of the .....
» 22/05/2006 12:20:38 PM “Throwing people in jail has never worked as a way to curb criminal behaviour.” This is t.....
» 19/05/2006 4:53:00 PM The Immigration Act is quite clear. People arriving without documentation in Australia are.....
» 19/05/2006 11:57:13 AM Rex Hunt is the rudest, crudest thing to be let loose on the airwaves. Thankfully, those o.....
» 19/05/2006 11:49:04 AM Forget black versus white politics and whether or not Graham Ring knows more than Andrew B.....
» 18/05/2006 10:26:53 AM Our main concern should be with the recently publicised - but always known - depravity in .....
» 15/05/2006 10:45:10 AM Win the hearts and minds of Muslims? What nonsense. The author himself has pointed out tha.....
» 14/05/2006 10:35:05 AM Pickledherring, Thanks for your the permission to 'say what I want'. I intend to do so. I.....
» 13/05/2006 11:56:38 AM Marilyn, You have really lost the plot now, comparing Australians working overseas with t.....
» 12/05/2006 2:33:42 PM Yes, Robert. What a heartless devil I am. I know I should feel concern for convicted armed.....
» 12/05/2006 2:24:19 PM Pickledherring, Entering any country without correct documentation is illegal, so stop ta.....
» 12/05/2006 11:28:29 AM Why on earth was this garbage published?.....
» 11/05/2006 8:57:45 PM Wendy, Thanks for the information on Marilyn Shepherd. I have often wondered about her vi.....
» 11/05/2006 1:12:23 PM Howard Glenn is the one doing the “distorting”. “Sustained mistreatment”, after escaping f.....
» 10/05/2006 2:40:27 PM Can't we stop abusing the Murray to produce unsustainable crops and let nature have a go?.....
» 10/05/2006 2:28:35 PM Another turbulent priest presuming to lecture a Prime Minister whose action on refugees an.....
» 10/05/2006 12:55:20 PM If children are at the mercy of parents who cannot or will not budget for and provide esse.....
» 9/05/2006 11:33:59 AM Australia has no obligation to feed the world’s growing population: and, as the growth see.....
» 8/05/2006 11:46:21 AM It is hard to believe that a “lack of security” in basic necessities stems from anything b.....
» 6/05/2006 11:33:54 AM Just a few words on "Australian policy" and "kowtowing". On the matte.....
» 5/05/2006 4:00:26 PM Fred, I totally agree that there is a correlation between a dysfunctional upbringing and .....
» 5/05/2006 11:52:13 AM How has “Howard ignored his domestic constituency.”? The “public opinion”, to which Gary r.....
» 4/05/2006 1:54:41 PM “Equality” is a nice sounding word, but it could easily be struck out of our vocabulary be.....
» 4/05/2006 10:06:03 AM “In all, more than 700,000 guns were removed from the community and destroyed. No other na.....
» 26/04/2006 10:39:50 AM Let's not overlook the fact of innocent joggers and passers by in this public area being m.....
» 24/04/2006 9:10:59 PM The word 'aboriginal' is a common noun and therefore does not warrant a capital A. The wor.....
» 24/04/2006 1:05:12 PM Go for a Bill of Rights at your peril! But, when did you last feel the need for a Bill of.....
» 22/04/2006 6:04:36 PM It appears that I did misread your history, Marilyn. I hope you didn't inherit your grandf.....
» 22/04/2006 11:03:27 AM Rogidon and Marilyn, Attacking another's opinions is no substitute for having opinions of.....
» 21/04/2006 12:41:28 PM Discarding the traditional habit for skirt and cardigan seems to be Sr. Connelly’s only co.....
» 19/04/2006 11:15:49 AM Granting the 42 Papuans who slunk illegally onto our shores was the height of stupidity, a.....
» 18/04/2006 12:05:08 PM Perhaps the author is finding that GP's are taking business from him, and doing it a lot c.....
» 14/04/2006 11:42:38 AM Sniggid, From what Senator Vanstone said on the 7.30 Report last night - when she wasn't .....
» 13/04/2006 10:47:13 AM “Can Australia always decide who comes to this country and conditions under which they com.....
» 12/04/2006 11:22:09 AM There must be sanctions against the growing, supplying and even use of cannabis while ther.....
» 11/04/2006 10:44:44 AM Indonesia’s displeasure is certainly understandable. It was stupid in the extreme to give .....
» 10/04/2006 10:33:00 AM Whether or not the radically altered IR situation will be of benefit to all parties remain.....
» 10/04/2006 10:11:16 AM This family of cheats and liars is old news. They were the only family of illegals whom th.....
» 7/04/2006 3:25:07 PM Opal will be delighted with the effect on company accounts. But what about the addicts? I.....
» 7/04/2006 2:34:27 PM Mr. Donnelly does his bit by bringing to public notice matters educational we may not be a.....
» 6/04/2006 10:45:08 AM The Prime Minster has airily dismissed Indonesia’s reaction to the issue of TPV’s to West .....
» 5/04/2006 10:20:22 AM The wacko lefties seem to be the only ones interested in a Bill of Rights. Like a republic.....
» 4/04/2006 3:02:40 PM Skeptic and Bruce, If you prefer decisions to be made by unelected judges rather than ele.....
» 3/04/2006 11:09:12 AM The idea of a 'god' is nonsensical, but while you have Muslims waging war in the name of t.....
» 3/04/2006 10:37:29 AM Something certainly must be done about the quality of judges in Australia. We are badly se.....
» 31/03/2006 3:11:14 PM mangotreeone1, What an arrogant ponce you are......
» 31/03/2006 10:39:15 AM Put together a portfolio of Muslims stories. You'll be booked out......
» 31/03/2006 10:29:54 AM No uranium for India until they sign the non-poliferation pact. I have generally thought.....
» 30/03/2006 10:53:09 AM “ The Iraq war was built on lies and deception. But only one Australian chaplain, of the m.....
» 30/03/2006 10:20:34 AM Well said, Ted. More power to your pen!.....
» 30/03/2006 10:11:07 AM Bejamin, Good, straight talking. The people who are squealing about surveillance now are .....
» 30/03/2006 9:50:36 AM Bull thinks Australia should be at war with Indonesia, and others are disgusted that Austr.....
» 29/03/2006 10:31:03 AM With the granting of temporary visas to 42 Papuans, Australia has indicated that it believ.....
» 29/03/2006 10:06:29 AM It took 2 people to write that! Williams and Hume must have something to hide. 99.9% of u.....
» 28/03/2006 3:51:59 PM “And as always, they (some Muslims) are doing exactly the opposite of what their faith and.....
» 26/03/2006 4:59:39 PM There is no case for an Australian republic or Bill of Rights. People calling for a republ.....
» 24/03/2006 9:49:26 AM Proponents of a Bill of Rights, a republic or any other change to the Constitution don’t w.....
» 22/03/2006 10:02:46 AM We have been lectured on what Sharia is and is not often enough already. At least this w.....
» 20/03/2006 7:57:28 PM Fellow Human believes that Hamas came to power as a result of Israeli practices and corrup.....
» 20/03/2006 1:00:12 PM I don't usually come within a bull's roar of agreeing with Irfan, but in this case I agree.....
» 20/03/2006 11:37:32 AM Well said, Ted Lapkin, and another black mark against the United Nations for its suggestio.....
» 20/03/2006 11:27:40 AM I'm not a member of any political party, but I agree with Nick Ferrett's response. The ALP.....
» 20/03/2006 10:58:47 AM mhar, People who are not necessarily qualified can contribute to Wikpedia. In answer to y.....
» 19/03/2006 9:55:47 AM Shonga, Apology accepted. I know all about depression. mhar, Would you care to point o.....
» 18/03/2006 4:39:28 PM Shonga, You reckon: “We on OLO are used to Leigh poo pooing anyone who threatens to hold .....
» 17/03/2006 12:17:33 PM Kevin, I noticed that you are still using the old Critical Theory. The first of your supp.....
» 17/03/2006 11:59:10 AM "Written rules are almost meaningless without a culture dedicated to their observance.....
» 17/03/2006 9:52:16 AM People still discussing terra nullius should get their feet back on good old terra firma. .....
» 17/03/2006 9:43:14 AM The usual nonsense from this man. Fortunately most people have never heard of Mr. Kevin an.....
» 15/03/2006 12:13:58 PM What a contrast between two women. One, an unrepresentative politician, a loser and embitt.....
» 15/03/2006 11:54:15 AM Just because Tim Priest’s police colleagues could not corroborate some of his claims does .....
» 15/03/2006 10:04:00 AM "We live in an environment where Muslims are portrayed as backward, looking for Weste.....
» 11/03/2006 10:50:28 AM The problem is, Gary, that tolerance is not always a two way street. Should we be tolerant.....
» 11/03/2006 10:14:17 AM If Irfan wants to write on Sharia law, that's his business. Some of us will be interested......
» 9/03/2006 11:06:22 AM Smith describes that with which he disagrees as a load of rubbish. Many will think that hi.....
» 7/03/2006 10:50:34 AM “Although a lot of them probably don’t speak much English”. NOT Australian, for starters. .....
» 6/03/2006 2:57:27 PM The problem is that the people making the choice for personal, economic, environmental or .....
» 5/03/2006 12:22:47 PM Western people have rights only because we fought for them. Our rights were not bestowed o.....
» 4/03/2006 10:28:34 AM Leave dysfunctional countries to sort out their own problems, and let's stop importing &qu.....
» 2/03/2006 10:30:07 AM Messrs. Bartlett and Murray, the two remaining rational members of the Australian Democrat.....
» 2/03/2006 10:19:41 AM ” Based only on the information available in the media, it is not surprising that the ordi.....
» 1/03/2006 11:41:27 AM “Howard refused to meet the Spice Girls despite the fact they supported the Tories”, accor.....
» 1/03/2006 11:06:43 AM “Arabs have been reduced to an oil well that is easily ignited. A cursory perusal of the c.....
» 28/02/2006 7:32:33 PM DFXK, Tried that, it doesn't work because not enough people do it. It's only in the last .....
» 28/02/2006 11:53:30 AM It is highly unlikely that any of the MP's consulted their constituents. We don't hear fro.....
» 28/02/2006 10:21:53 AM “His death sentence was mandatory, illustrating the inherent injustice of all mandatory se.....
» 27/02/2006 10:46:25 AM Leunig is a depressed-looking, whingeing middle aged man badly needing a haircut. Not unli.....
» 26/02/2006 1:58:35 PM There are two groups of scientests, equally qualified, who hold opposing views on the subj.....
» 24/02/2006 7:48:36 PM In his last article, Bashir Goth savaged the colonialism of the past. In this one he lists.....
» 24/02/2006 10:46:32 AM Terrorism is real. Global warming is a load of bullswool......
» 23/02/2006 11:15:59 AM I also understand why some people would burn the Australian flag - because they are malcon.....
» 23/02/2006 11:00:14 AM We have been talking about this for years. While we have been talking, our population has .....
» 22/02/2006 11:37:01 AM It’s interesting that Irfan doesn’t: “. intend to focus on what Mr Howard said, but rather.....
» 22/02/2006 11:04:10 AM Robert, Thanks for that. I also read recently that historians had yet to make up their mi.....
» 21/02/2006 7:56:46 PM Fellow Human, I won’t swear to it, and I’m too lazy to find out for sure but, like Franci.....
» 21/02/2006 10:15:16 AM “It is going to take a brave and powerful politician to tackle all the great issues of our.....
» 20/02/2006 3:08:10 PM Perseus, I won’t quibble over 300 litres. There are wide discrepancies either side of ave.....
» 20/02/2006 12:06:54 PM What about decreasing building block sizes? Blocks are shrinking as developers cram more p.....
» 17/02/2006 12:08:04 PM “A bit off topic, I'm afraid, but odsoc should be told.... Shirley Bassey's father, Henry .....
» 17/02/2006 12:00:30 PM “.. the idea of pursuing an idealised “obligation” of co-operation on refugees is probably.....
» 17/02/2006 11:17:04 AM “The criticism related to the Australian Government putting the interests of Australian bu.....
» 16/02/2006 4:09:14 PM osdoc, I think you need to do some revision on the birds and the bees. People who come fr.....
» 16/02/2006 11:57:29 AM Here’s another one misusing “racism” to attack a silly woman who made a silly comment. Dan.....
» 16/02/2006 11:33:44 AM “Let “racist” and “racism” join “race” in our rubbish bin.” Excellent idea. Leaving aside.....
» 15/02/2006 1:20:16 PM Whether because of its obvious effect on Australia’s water supplies or the environment in .....
» 15/02/2006 10:47:43 AM If “30 per cent of people did not identify with any religion, and many of the remaining 70.....
» 10/02/2006 10:47:29 AM The cartoons were not, in my view, “..an extreme act of promoting disharmony and humiliati.....
» 10/02/2006 9:06:20 AM Whether or not you can force workers to move to areas where there is work we will never kn.....
» 9/02/2006 7:24:43 PM Jkenno, Something else we also disagree on is what constitutes a ‘mistake’. If you think .....
» 9/02/2006 3:33:29 PM What happed to all the unemployed Australians that the Federal Government was going to tak.....
» 9/02/2006 12:34:27 PM Privatisation of any publicly owned utility should be seen only as governments providing s.....
» 8/02/2006 11:29:33 AM The sentence handed down for a young driver who killed one passenger and injured two other.....
» 7/02/2006 10:43:19 AM “I have no doubt that the editor who allowed these images to be published and other editor.....
» 7/02/2006 10:02:28 AM Good comments on both the United Nations and international law......
» 6/02/2006 4:14:10 PM Big business is not alone in ‘denying’ global warming. There is so much conflicting argume.....
» 6/02/2006 1:03:08 PM Mr. Man, You could be right about the settlers, but lay of the convict bit. Only 3% of th.....
» 6/02/2006 12:35:31 PM Well, Irfan’s article is far more satisfying and hopeful than the screaming match between .....
» 6/02/2006 10:38:41 AM Not meaning to be rude, Andrew, but don't you ever feel that there is some corrrelation be.....
» 4/02/2006 10:05:06 PM Andrew Bartlett, Thankyou for the answer, Andrew......
» 3/02/2006 12:49:47 PM Signatories of the 1951 Convention could not have foreseen present day events when they we.....
» 2/02/2006 12:40:52 PM This is a very interesting article. At first, my reactionary hackles rose: world language,.....
» 1/02/2006 3:03:53 PM Even though the author is a wannbe republican, I accept that he is sincere in his beliefs .....
» 1/02/2006 2:37:12 PM LAB, Yes, I should know better. I’ve never had a straight answer from FH or Irfan. There.....
» 1/02/2006 10:22:19 AM Ludwig, Yes. I'm not easily surprised, but this twerp really did the job. It's the first .....
» 1/02/2006 9:49:13 AM Keith, No. I don’t prefer the White Australia Policy, and have never said that I do. Mult.....
» 31/01/2006 3:25:33 PM Irfan, Thankyou. You have just proven my point about ordinary, decent Muslims. You have t.....
» 31/01/2006 2:37:28 PM Further “Suggestions to relieve congestion”. Cease all immigration and force the nincompo.....
» 31/01/2006 12:12:01 PM A chilling warning we would not have received from our political classes who still don’t s.....
» 31/01/2006 9:48:03 AM Aha! Keith Kennelly is really Keith the Poster having two bites at the cherry. This explai.....
» 30/01/2006 3:24:27 PM Yes, Australia has been a multiracial country for a long time. But now we have an enforced.....
» 30/01/2006 12:11:18 PM If Hicks hasn't learned patience during is incarceration he never will. However his patien.....
» 30/01/2006 11:00:47 AM Kay, I knew what you meant, and your post was not “rather stupid”, it wasn’t stupid at al.....
» 30/01/2006 10:16:01 AM Philo, I appreciate your concern for your friends, but we have to take into account 20 mi.....
» 29/01/2006 10:14:27 AM Having taken in all of the pro-immigration arguments, I stll believe that, apart from impo.....
» 29/01/2006 9:42:21 AM Indonesia has now asked for the return of the 43 illegal entrants to Australia. The Austra.....
» 28/01/2006 9:02:55 PM Redneck, Yes. They can give it but the can’t take it. These same lefties are the first to.....
» 27/01/2006 9:50:10 PM WRE, You are right about one thing. I am inflexible in my views. Like others, I am a pro.....
» 27/01/2006 3:14:14 PM Yes, Andrew. Good on you for responding. You find my contention that there is no advanta.....
» 27/01/2006 11:59:34 AM Guess what, folks. The Government makes decisions on foreign policy, and if you think they.....
» 27/01/2006 11:31:07 AM “… it is a simple fact that Australia has and will continue to have very high levels of mi.....
» 26/01/2006 8:48:33 PM Ranier, Now there's something for you to get your teeth into. What have you got to say to.....
» 26/01/2006 10:53:27 AM WRE, As I thought, you confuse assumptions with opinions. I was amazed by your initial re.....
» 26/01/2006 10:17:54 AM Coach, Muslims will never answer a straight question from an infidel. Even their websites.....
» 25/01/2006 1:50:22 PM KRS1 1.The remarks were scurrilous, so I used the word scurrilous. 2.You could be right, .....
» 25/01/2006 11:59:18 AM Ms. Zreika continues to demonstrate her unworldliness, naively believing that the “world” .....
» 25/01/2006 10:48:53 AM It’s fortunate that Mr. Kevin lives in Australia where the ‘authorities’ are too weak to r.....
» 24/01/2006 10:03:24 PM The author doesn’t like America, the West, or other journalists because they are not repor.....
» 24/01/2006 9:10:02 AM I wouldn't mind a dollar for every use of the prefix 'neo' by the lefties. Aborigines tel.....
» 23/01/2006 12:29:59 PM Meredith, How is our diverse society better than one that isn’t? How is our diverse soci.....
» 20/01/2006 7:18:16 PM Ranier, Very droll. Wrong about Malcolm Turnbull, though. He's too far to the left for m.....
» 20/01/2006 11:27:08 AM Coach, Previous discussions do not show that racism exists – especially in relation to Cr.....
» 20/01/2006 11:16:41 AM I don't know what other people do, but I've been a full time house husband for the past 5 .....
» 20/01/2006 11:08:54 AM As head of a group researching Men and Families, Dr. West has an interest in such things a.....
» 16/01/2006 12:28:52 PM Excellent article. Once, academics were respected and listened to. Not any more!.....
» 16/01/2006 12:19:22 PM “This new identity will come to see Muslim Australians to be like Catholic Australians, It.....
» 14/01/2006 11:56:27 AM PHILB, I’m sure Germans would be interested in your racist remarks. I am not German, inci.....
» 13/01/2006 4:48:22 PM Only Africans can solve Africa’s problems. The few vestiges of colonialism left are what r.....
» 12/01/2006 1:32:05 PM Although I love nature and the environment, I regard Greenpeace as a gang of extremist thu.....
» 12/01/2006 1:10:12 PM Wonderful opening! The UN’s theme for Environment Day could also have been exploited becau.....
» 12/01/2006 12:29:14 PM Irfan, You are a bit tough on me, mate. You wanted only 800 words in your post on the Sal.....
» 11/01/2006 10:53:57 AM More of the same. It's getting boring. Either we need to get off the subject altogether, o.....
» 11/01/2006 10:35:59 AM Once again race is confused with religion. As well, the author, who tells us we are all .....
» 10/01/2006 10:44:50 AM Mr. Tanner’s final paragraph says all that needs to be said, and even though many don’t se.....
» 10/01/2006 9:55:58 AM Sensible comments on the over-used and abused word 'racist'. The word is hurled around by .....
» 9/01/2006 4:40:41 PM Barns cooked his goose with his last piece of rude, hate-filled drivel. I refuse to read a.....
» 9/01/2006 4:32:03 PM Why put terror suspects in “quotes” as though suggesting that they are not terror suspects.....
» 9/01/2006 3:43:45 PM I recall Mr. Nalliah’s persecution by the PC Victorian government, JPW 2040. So would most.....
» 8/01/2006 10:41:43 AM Well said. Multiculturalism in the West is a festering, self-inflicted wound. What Austr.....
» 8/01/2006 9:58:15 AM While there are some good and caring teachers in both the public and private systems, the .....
» 5/01/2006 11:53:01 AM What is the problem with Carr’s description of “Lebanese Gangs”? Are we now denying the ex.....
» 5/01/2006 11:32:48 AM How nice. People in Australia connected to terrorism have the same rights as the rest of u.....
» 5/01/2006 10:42:00 AM “The Treasury Inter-Generational Report suggests that by 2040, there will be twice as many.....
» 4/01/2006 10:26:02 AM The problems with Arabs arise not because they are Arabs, but because they are Muslims. Un.....
» 2/01/2006 9:20:02 AM Yes Col. The unthinking left have never left their own dunghills and experienced other ver.....
» 1/01/2006 9:58:56 AM You appear to have illusions of grandeur on top of all your other psychological problems, .....
» 31/12/2005 9:35:12 AM Shonga, Do you have the hots for me? I seem to get a mention in most of your posts lately.....
» 31/12/2005 9:05:57 AM Shonga, Just because you and a couple of others disagree with me doesn't make me wrong, s.....
» 30/12/2005 4:25:24 PM What?.....
» 30/12/2005 4:00:40 PM It’s little wonder that the Left has been left behind – they never have any new ideas. Tak.....
» 28/12/2005 10:04:31 AM Jason Falinski's piece on welfare and crime has no relevance to the Cronulla riots and the.....
» 23/12/2005 3:38:00 PM Yes, Hasbeen. I overlooked the fact that Shonga gave me the benefit of his abuse merely fo.....
» 23/12/2005 3:10:32 PM Get the message, folks? Those freedom-loving countries Rawanda, China, South Africa and Su.....
» 23/12/2005 10:04:51 AM It's a great pity than so many people who use this site are unable to read well enough to .....
» 22/12/2005 3:31:48 PM So, Barns hates the entire electorate now because it rid itself of politicians making deci.....
» 22/12/2005 2:58:52 PM The lefties will be wetting themselves with excitement over this, but James Allan's articl.....
» 22/12/2005 2:50:44 PM Some interesting data from Montreal: Some countries that moralise on reducing emission ar.....
» 22/12/2005 2:25:14 PM Very depressing, but probably true. It's a great pity that the West cannot simply disconne.....
» 21/12/2005 11:10:54 AM Islam, not race, is the problem. Islam is a cruel, vicious religion. Unlike Christians, Mu.....
» 20/12/2005 9:56:18 PM This is merely another list of excuses from an Arab man and ex worker in the multicultural.....
» 20/12/2005 9:10:33 PM It’s nice to hear that the author feels Australian and appears to have intermarried, judgi.....
» 20/12/2005 6:57:35 PM 170,000,000 people killed by their own ‘governments’ in 60 years. How many in the ‘evil’ W.....
» 20/12/2005 3:36:43 PM If Australia is avoiding international obligations, there seems to be no point in having t.....
» 19/12/2005 12:03:58 PM Here’s another example of left-wing, self-loathing twaddle which places the blame, again, .....
» 16/12/2005 11:54:41 AM My long-dead father was a member of Amnesty International. He was a lefty. I have always c.....
» 16/12/2005 11:11:21 AM You need a tough hide to be Australian these days. Now we are schizophrenic! I know we a.....
» 16/12/2005 10:23:24 AM Solon was not an innocent victim. She had more names than a country town telephone book. A.....
» 15/12/2005 10:21:31 AM I have never called a talkback radio programme, and don’t often listen to them. But I agre.....
» 15/12/2005 9:46:40 AM Crabby, No. I’m not “dead wrong”. You are, and I totally disagree with your apologist non.....
» 14/12/2005 10:49:32 AM “Sydney’s burning: why did it happen?” Simple question, simple answer: because of an enfo.....
» 14/12/2005 10:32:09 AM Here is another left-wing politician defending the multiculturalism forced on us by the Fr.....
» 13/12/2005 10:23:11 PM wre “Hannibal and Leigh can I just say your comments are disgusting-they make you absolut.....
» 13/12/2005 12:27:13 PM An ugly incident in which Australians of Lebanese background allegedly assault two lifegua.....
» 12/12/2005 11:08:42 AM “There have been constant attacks on the ABC by sections of the Federal Government claimin.....
» 12/12/2005 9:52:38 AM Kactuz, Correct. The Muslim problem is really one where the singer is not necessarily bad.....
» 9/12/2005 2:41:04 PM Fellow Human, Like me, you are an anonymous poster with opinions. The only people who can.....
» 9/12/2005 12:33:31 PM Like The Skeptic, I’m fairly big on proof. For starters, I would like to know on what stat.....
» 8/12/2005 10:32:02 AM Possibly, Alby Schultz didn't have the guts to say "Muslims" should be kept out,.....
» 7/12/2005 12:12:42 PM Nicholas Gruen is right. While we in the hoi polloi will never know the truth of the Gerar.....
» 7/12/2005 11:55:00 AM An extension of centralisation – whether through IR legislation or other means – would not.....
» 6/12/2005 10:46:17 AM If we listen to the greenies, in a few generations hence humans will be back to sitting in.....
» 6/12/2005 10:33:16 AM Like America, we might finds ourselves reintroducing capital punishment unless our judges .....
» 5/12/2005 11:22:04 AM At the risk of being called a grumpy old fart, I hope the 24 year old author and her frien.....
» 5/12/2005 10:59:56 AM Van Ngyuen is not a victim of anything except his own stupidity and criminal activity. Th.....
» 2/12/2005 11:24:42 AM The high readership of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age certainly explains the left, .....
» 1/12/2005 11:36:56 AM “Decency demands pressure be brought to bear on countries which use this unjustifiable pen.....
» 1/12/2005 11:19:47 AM I wonder if Senator Evans has asked himself why, at the last election, Australian voters g.....
» 29/11/2005 2:19:45 PM A republic would do absolutely nothing positive for Australia. Pro-republicans merely want.....
» 29/11/2005 10:40:53 AM The Australian Government has done what it could do. It has made absolutely no difference .....
» 28/11/2005 1:18:18 PM Talk of torture makes me shudder. How anyone could write such a long, drawn out, academic .....
» 28/11/2005 10:58:54 AM Redneck, If it wasn't for you, the limp left wouldn't have anything to say.They have no i.....
» 27/11/2005 11:31:30 AM Morpho, It was also printed in “The Australian”, and I repeat it is drivel, which you did.....
» 26/11/2005 11:13:58 AM Morpho, So glad you live in Europe! What you are describing, second hand, is strangulatio.....
» 26/11/2005 10:42:57 AM Con, Well said. It's a great pity that John Stone didn't remain in the public arena for l.....
» 25/11/2005 12:11:03 PM Laurie, Sure, abuse of women is global. And, I did not say in was particularly Islamic. W.....
» 25/11/2005 11:51:53 AM Gillian Handley never wanted the death penalty for her brother’s murders. She wanted the k.....
» 25/11/2005 10:42:22 AM If the trading and maltreatment of women is “appallingly un-Islamic , where did the idea c.....
» 25/11/2005 10:26:28 AM Hurrah for John Stone. A man of great wisdom who should be listened to. All the name calli.....
» 24/11/2005 11:32:17 AM Until I arrived at that paragraph below, I thought that our Irfan had taken the advice he .....
» 24/11/2005 10:43:17 AM Dawood, Sorry! I will, of course, check with you in future before I ‘bring up’ anything. .....
» 23/11/2005 10:44:44 AM So, some none-too-bright model might (or might not) have falsely claimed to be a Muslim co.....
» 23/11/2005 10:19:01 AM More talk from a United Nations fat cat. What he says is about the horrors inflicted on ch.....
» 23/11/2005 9:57:14 AM “This is definitely a wake up call that points to the obvious: the Bush administration has.....
» 22/11/2005 11:38:44 AM “The verdict on the nine arrested in Melbourne has already been given. It wasn’t their ple.....
» 21/11/2005 3:25:38 PM This article raises a question as to why the Somalis allowed their version of Islam to be .....
» 18/11/2005 11:39:06 AM I don’t remember whether or not Sheik Faiz Mohammad referred to Western women only or to a.....
» 18/11/2005 9:35:31 AM The so-called leaders of 'moderate' Muslims seem to do the same thing all over the world. .....
» 17/11/2005 11:13:26 AM The lefties will have had a big surprise if they read James McConvill's article in yesterd.....
» 16/11/2005 9:23:09 AM Duck, So, I’m not a xenophobe. I’m really an offensive bigot. Wrong again. You really mus.....
» 15/11/2005 2:39:13 PM Meredith, Thanks for the reference. We have to continue digging for the truth. We will ne.....
» 15/11/2005 10:52:03 AM I don’t blame you, Kalweb. We will never know what Muslims really think. While the lefty d.....
» 14/11/2005 3:04:46 PM Do we believe Waleed Aly, or do we not. Is he talking a load of 'old taqiyya' or is he not.....
» 14/11/2005 2:57:45 PM Sounds reasonable, but would it make any difference? The more I read about Muslims/Islam, .....
» 14/11/2005 2:09:46 PM Yes. The closest we have come to practicality is the hybrid vehicle, but you can buy a sma.....
» 14/11/2005 11:09:26 AM Bronwyn, Just one last look for the evidence you have for showing such contempt for your .....
» 14/11/2005 10:40:31 AM France made one big mistake. It allowed in people who hate the West. Australia has done th.....
» 13/11/2005 10:15:19 AM My pleasure, Con. After getting a lambasting from a couple of members of the loony left th.....
» 13/11/2005 9:59:32 AM OK Bronwyn. Let’s see the evidence that “Most Australians don’t know or want to know what .....
» 12/11/2005 9:48:39 AM Well, I’m not frightened, Sneeky, and I don’t know whether or not the current laws are ade.....
» 11/11/2005 3:24:47 PM The two papers in question, according to Professor Winter, were correct when they ‘quite r.....
» 11/11/2005 1:26:34 PM A free media is essential to democracy. I'm just thankful that there are other sources whe.....
» 11/11/2005 1:12:36 PM If the current anti-terrorist laws were effective, surely the nay-sayers would have been c.....
» 11/11/2005 12:53:21 PM Bronwyn, Your statement that I have been deliberately misleading is offensive. You will n.....
» 10/11/2005 11:13:57 AM For starters, Ms. Mundell’s “I came here by boat” is silly. She is obviously a legal immig.....
» 9/11/2005 10:40:57 AM Plantaganet, My “basic argument” is that terrorists should be dealt with in a timely and .....
» 8/11/2005 11:34:10 AM The parts of the anti-terrorism legislation that we know of are certainly radical, but the.....
» 8/11/2005 9:51:44 AM The idea of either Costello or Beazley leading Australia is the stuff of nightmares. McCar.....
» 4/11/2005 10:18:12 AM In a nutshell: help people in their own countries......
» 3/11/2005 10:48:04 AM What on earth brought that on! Who knows whether or not the has-been Keating is now bitter.....
» 2/11/2005 11:53:21 AM The value of the Government’s IR advertisements may have zero benefit to society. But, the.....
» 2/11/2005 11:30:24 AM As an appeal for an Australian republic, this is a fizzer. That we have to line up in slow.....
» 1/11/2005 11:32:58 AM As an Australian Democrat, poor old Andrew Bartlett has to preach nonsense. Like other adv.....
» 31/10/2005 12:52:22 PM What else would we expect Gareth Evans to say about an incompetent organisation he is part.....
» 31/10/2005 12:43:46 PM The UN is a sick joke......
» 29/10/2005 11:21:05 AM Thanks to you too, ummyasmin......
» 27/10/2005 1:29:13 PM Thankyou, Fellow Human: I think we have reached some stage reality. You use “interpretatio.....
» 27/10/2005 10:35:08 AM Fellow Human, In a democracy, it is OK to discuss and criticise anyone and anything. Pres.....
» 26/10/2005 1:02:01 PM If the author of this article, Civil Liberties Australia, and most university academics in.....
» 26/10/2005 12:45:52 PM Fanon was right. Most people know almost nothing about Islam or its practices. I’m one of .....
» 26/10/2005 12:05:51 PM The criticism of Gareth Evans is spot on. But I would not refer to Mr. Evans as a “thought.....
» 26/10/2005 10:51:07 AM As one of the people whom the know-it-all duck regards as a racist and xenophobe (even tho.....
» 26/10/2005 10:10:59 AM I'm with Sage. We need straight reporting in print media and a cessation of the face pulli.....
» 25/10/2005 10:48:20 AM Fellow Human, You might or might not be a Muslim. That's the one of the things with anony.....
» 24/10/2005 10:15:52 AM Thankyou, Philo. It is very difficult to deal with an embittered, nasty piece of work like.....
» 23/10/2005 2:30:51 PM Normally, I am happy just to have my say and let others have theirs without comment. But R.....
» 22/10/2005 10:09:46 AM Irfan Yusuf makes the effort to respond when it suits him - e.g. his latest crack about br.....
» 21/10/2005 12:07:21 PM Irfan Yusuf has read the Anti-Terrorism Bill, and claims that the liberties of ‘ordinary’ .....
» 20/10/2005 11:08:03 AM Fellow Human advises that 3,000 to 5,000 Anglo Australians have converted to Islam in just.....
» 19/10/2005 11:52:29 AM Thankfully, in South Australia, idiot judges are being questioned on this matter. A person.....
» 19/10/2005 11:36:02 AM Polls have to be taken with a grain of salt. But, say that 71% of voters did want to conti.....
» 19/10/2005 10:42:27 AM Fewer than 200 Australians killed at the hands of terrorists? Well, hell. Let’s forget abo.....
» 19/10/2005 10:17:49 AM Those people who feel that we should bend every which way to cater for alien cultures and .....
» 18/10/2005 11:44:47 AM Yes. This 'our Princess Mary' and, today, 'our bonny prince'has reached the absurd. A Dani.....
» 18/10/2005 11:19:52 AM The whys and wherefores of wearing a headscarf are irrelevant. Muslims put around so many .....
» 17/10/2005 12:19:31 PM The closing of mental health facilities by state governments resulting in very ill people .....
» 17/10/2005 11:44:33 AM Increasing depression among young people is real, and it most certainly needs attention. I.....
» 17/10/2005 11:28:48 AM Rather than asking whether we are doing enough about depression when it affects people who.....
» 17/10/2005 11:07:05 AM Yes. There is nothing new about the media's concentration on trying to keeps us as miserab.....
» 11/10/2005 11:08:45 AM Church agencies now get most of their funding from the government, and often find themselv.....
» 5/10/2005 6:25:36 PM “Different reasons are given for the Bali terrorist attacks.” The only reason for Islamic .....
» 5/10/2005 10:06:56 AM The likes of Howard Glenn never get around to telling us just what these human 'rights' we.....
» 3/10/2005 11:36:29 AM Unlike some people, I do not know enough yet to make any judgement on Andrew Fraser’s stan.....
» 3/10/2005 10:50:44 AM “Advocates, who assist or encourage refugees and asylum seekers to seek judicial review of.....
» 30/09/2005 12:07:59 PM The way to overcome petrol sniffing, boozing and other drug addictions is to move aborigin.....
» 29/09/2005 12:09:51 PM 'Choice' is mentioned in relation to the wearing headscarves. This is something else Musli.....
» 28/09/2005 1:29:44 PM I don't accept the "Fortress Australia" concept, nor do I fear for my 'basic rig.....
» 28/09/2005 12:29:40 PM There is much food for thought here. It is certainly not what we are used to being told. W.....
» 26/09/2005 2:35:03 PM Mirko Bagaric, an insignificant academic unknown to most people, says that the Australian .....
» 26/09/2005 11:48:01 AM Compulsory voting is anti-democratic. Senator Nick Minchin's recent call for the introduct.....
» 22/09/2005 3:23:13 PM I disagree with Daryl Melham’s politics and I don’t share his concern about the Government.....
» 21/09/2005 2:21:00 PM Greg Barns makes the usual emotional and tricky appeal used by proponents of a Bill of Rig.....
» 16/09/2005 3:23:26 PM Thanks, Sneek. We’ll never agree on this. I love Brussels sprouts. You are concerned about.....
» 16/09/2005 11:51:13 AM More concern with the needs of customers would be a good idea......
» 16/09/2005 11:28:36 AM Wise words. The public comments and some of the minority reports of one current High Court.....
» 15/09/2005 1:54:45 PM Mark Christensen doesn’t think the PM’s belief that the most important civil liberty is to.....
» 9/09/2005 12:43:58 PM Ray Cleary finds it hard to believe that the Government’s intended changes to IR laws are .....
» 8/09/2005 12:26:41 PM The government response to the havoc in New Orleans was most certainly inadequate and shoc.....
» 8/09/2005 11:12:26 AM What is the NLP? How does membership of this group qualify a member to comment on national.....
» 8/09/2005 10:33:54 AM DD It's difficult to see how you can bear to continue living in Australia if it's 'an int.....
» 7/09/2005 11:10:43 AM Vilification laws clearly demonstrate that the tail wags the dog in Australia – the tail b.....
» 6/09/2005 12:24:05 PM That's the way, Sneekeepete. Call anyone who disagrees with you names like "racist&qu.....
» 6/09/2005 12:08:43 PM Sneekeepete, croissant - roll or bun focaccia (note spelling) - bread according to ingred.....
» 6/09/2005 10:37:06 AM I don’t care whether Muslim schoolgirls wear headscarves or not. Nor do I care if they wan.....
» 5/09/2005 5:28:25 PM How many of the 671 detainees across Australia are so-called asylum seekers, and how many .....
» 2/09/2005 9:00:58 PM All that just to tell us we need a republic! Thanks, but no thanks. The claims re a 'conse.....
» 2/09/2005 4:25:09 PM Most of us already know being Australian doesn't protect us from the laws of other countri.....
» 2/09/2005 4:13:41 PM The claim that the Muslim community “as a homogenous, coherent entity, simply does not exi.....
» 28/08/2005 10:37:40 AM Plerdsus, Dumping the Senate is merely my personal wishful thinking: a hope unlikely to b.....
» 26/08/2005 11:59:14 AM In all of the talk about aboriginal petrol sniffing and alcohol problems, why is no creden.....
» 26/08/2005 11:35:55 AM The recent example of the effect on policy of a few malcontent Government backbenchers cle.....
» 26/08/2005 11:18:47 AM The problem for ordinary folk like me is that the “debate” about who and what causes emiss.....
» 26/08/2005 11:00:32 AM Peter West has marred an otherwise excellent and accurate piece by referring to an “inform.....
» 24/08/2005 1:06:08 PM Xenophobia doesn't start with a "z".....
» 24/08/2005 12:48:22 PM If you don’t know any of the people I describe, Rhian, you probably don’t want to know. If.....
» 24/08/2005 10:41:14 AM So much fuss about religion! What ever happened to ‘turning the other cheek’? We already h.....
» 23/08/2005 12:28:06 PM Ranier, Just this once. I don’t regard this forum as a chat room and I will not criticise.....
» 22/08/2005 3:11:36 PM John Stone speaks for a great many Australians from all walks of life who will disagree th.....
» 19/08/2005 1:08:32 PM I couldn't make such sense of Nick's article, probably because he threw me when he describ.....
» 19/08/2005 12:46:00 PM Hear,hear,Perseus! Too many of these Australia-bashers rely on emotional hogwash and not f.....
» 19/08/2005 12:33:09 PM Multiculturalism is the most treacherous, dangerous policy ever foisted on the Australian .....
» 18/08/2005 1:31:09 PM None of these people would be in detention centres if they hadn't entered the country ille.....
» 18/08/2005 10:02:59 AM Stick to the childrens' stories, Graeme......
» 17/08/2005 1:36:01 PM Pardon my ignorance, but I don’t understand what an Australian Bill of Rights has to do wi.....
» 16/08/2005 11:26:05 AM There is no great mystery about the fact that states and territories are held by Labor but.....
» 16/08/2005 10:42:50 AM Yes Plerdsus. Current unsustainable populations will keep third world countries poor and t.....
» 12/08/2005 10:33:57 AM As far as Australia is concerned, the best model for a republic is no republic. The monarc.....
» 11/08/2005 12:36:25 PM The bias/non-bias of the ABC is a perennial unlikely to go away as long as individuals hol.....
» 9/08/2005 10:36:33 AM Peter Saunders has hit the nail on the head again. We probably all know people who will al.....
» 7/08/2005 12:24:49 PM Chris Devir, Sorry, Chris. I won't be leaving this site because you don't like what I say.....
» 4/08/2005 2:36:43 PM Few would disagree with Chris Davir's call for better relations with Indonesia. But many w.....
» 4/08/2005 12:11:22 PM I have no problem with Professor Flint's use of 'elites', Pericles', but I need your coach.....
» 2/08/2005 12:28:02 PM Enforced multiculturalism has failed in Australia,leaving us with disparate tribes. We wil.....
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