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» 21/09/2022 7:06:30 AM I agree entirely . I also have reservations regarding the ARM proposed method of selecting.....
» 9/02/2016 7:59:22 AM Monarchists cannot put any logical argument against a republic , so they reiterate the sam.....
» 2/03/2015 2:56:00 PM Yes . It is necessary to understand the difference between a non - executive president , w.....
» 2/02/2015 2:24:56 PM A referendum is required to change the federal constitution . The Federal Parliament has n.....
» 16/12/2014 8:01:25 AM When I was a lawyer with the Australian Government Solicitor 's Office , prior to retireme.....
» 8/12/2014 10:05:17 AM The comments by the author accord with mine . The sad death of Philip Hughes was for griev.....
» 5/11/2014 2:40:28 PM Bruce Haigh is correct . Australian involvement in WW1 should be remembered ,not as the bi.....
» 30/10/2014 8:38:43 AM It was gratifying to hear the fulsome comments made by persons on the opposite side . Sh.....
» 2/05/2014 8:57:10 AM In answer to David f , because Australia , even without the British monarch , will have a .....
» 28/04/2014 9:12:48 AM Possibly . The amount of attention given to the latest promotional visit by the Windsor fa.....
» 20/03/2013 4:04:49 PM There are no logical arguments which support the retention of the British monarchy as Aust.....
» 3/02/2013 7:23:04 AM A major cause to obesity is the epidemic of car use . There is no need for visits to fitne.....
» 25/01/2013 7:50:38 AM As a non - Aboriginal , I am not offended by 26 January being the date . However , acknowl.....
» 22/01/2013 9:55:40 AM My birth date came up in the birthday ballot . Deferred for 3 years owing to studies , on .....
» 7/01/2013 1:20:49 PM The overused word "unAustralian " possibly has been copied from " UnAmeric.....
» 10/12/2012 1:29:15 PM It is not against the law simply to impersonate somebody else . If it were that simple , t.....
» 15/10/2012 9:12:09 AM The Prime Minister made a statement of her intention that her government would not introdu.....
» 28/08/2012 9:04:43 AM I quite agree with these comments . Perhaps this practice commenced at the 1982 Brisbane C.....
» 10/08/2012 9:33:10 AM Let's have a HECS type scheme for sportspersons who have trained at the Australian Institu.....
» 9/08/2012 8:22:49 AM Like Brian , I was hopeless at all sports , except swimming [ at which I was mediocre ] . .....
» 6/08/2012 9:27:17 AM Everard is correct in wanting a republic . However , to link the campaign for a republic w.....
» 2/05/2012 8:47:20 AM An excellent article . Abolish the Department of Veterans Affairs . The functions of payin.....
» 30/04/2012 8:08:41 AM There are many instances of convictions of parents for sexual and other abuse of their chi.....
» 27/04/2012 8:57:08 AM Under the present laws of most , if not all , Australian jurisdictions , drink driving lea.....
» 19/04/2012 9:28:31 AM It is certainly more than time for an Australian republic . Indeed , more than time for th.....
» 4/04/2012 2:15:22 PM I share the views of the author , generally . I shall continue to vote Labor , while regre.....
» 22/03/2012 4:02:28 PM There are now far too many war commemorations . Almost very day , the ABC reports that it .....
» 21/03/2012 8:07:12 AM It is about time that some commentator wrote this article . No government , or government .....
» 5/03/2012 3:47:10 PM My only reservation about this generally excellent article is the comment about defending .....
» 23/02/2012 8:08:52 AM It is hardly surprising , but irresponsible , for Ms Bishop to demand an election . This i.....
» 14/02/2012 8:42:42 AM In addition to the reasons given by Senator Singh , two other good reasons for changing Au.....
» 30/01/2012 8:35:45 AM The actions of protesters at the Tent Embassy went too far . If they have committed any of.....
» 4/01/2012 7:49:42 AM I agree generally with the comments regarding Howard's political record of subservience to.....
» 20/12/2011 9:28:54 AM One expected David Flint to seek to capitalise on the PNG crisis to argue that Australia '.....
» 29/11/2011 8:05:11 AM Very true , particularly regarding the visits by foreign dignitaries , to which might be a.....
» 23/11/2011 7:51:52 AM Being resident in Canberra , I cannot comment about Sydney / Melbourne differences . Howev.....
» 26/10/2011 2:03:29 PM I do not doubt that , generally at least , horse owners treat their horses very well , at .....
» 25/10/2011 10:04:20 AM There is minimal industrial strife in Australia . The answer to housing stress is not that.....
» 21/10/2011 8:19:51 AM Strictly , our monarchical system and that of Britain 's are compatible with democracy [ g.....
» 18/10/2011 8:00:38 AM Persons should decide whether to invest , because they have investigated the investment pr.....
» 5/10/2011 1:49:54 PM A good suggestion by the first contributor . However , some of the taxes mentioned will be.....
» 2/10/2011 9:46:37 AM It is ironical that people complain about Labor members being permitted to vote as they wi.....
» 29/09/2011 8:48:29 AM It would not matter if all poker machine clubs went broke .The persons who now use them ca.....
» 18/08/2011 8:41:39 AM David Smith is wrong . Section 1 of the Constitution provides that the legislative power o.....
» 12/08/2011 9:37:06 AM I agree with most of this article , as a 66 year old who has been a daily listener to ABC .....
» 5/08/2011 9:09:21 AM One of the most egregious instances of bread and circuses was Bob Hawke 's comment, when A.....
» 4/08/2011 3:26:26 PM Yes , this article is a manifestation of Tea Party style protest . The proposed participan.....
» 2/08/2011 3:34:47 PM Like Senior Victorian , I also have no interest in Men's Sheds . I also have an aversion f.....
» 29/07/2011 9:36:29 AM The Government should no longer provide for the registration of marriages between heterose.....
» 28/07/2011 9:07:56 AM Queensland and WA may now provide more income to the Commonwealth than they receive from t.....
» 27/07/2011 8:57:23 AM Generally , I agree with this article. There may be an interim problem , in the next few y.....
» 22/07/2011 9:40:41 AM I do not support a constitutionally entrenched Bill of Rights and I do not see any need ev.....
» 21/07/2011 9:38:12 AM The article is a good one . The constant refrain about a broken pre -election promise is i.....
» 14/07/2011 8:51:03 AM The demand , by one contributor to this discussion , and elsewhere ,for another election ,.....
» 29/06/2011 9:08:52 AM There is some merit in this argument . The qualification I have in agreeing with it is tha.....
» 23/06/2011 9:23:08 AM As a retired male lawyer ,I spent about 7 years after qualifying in a medium sized provinc.....
» 22/06/2011 3:13:45 PM In cases such as this , inevitably people who do not want Muslims in Australia will have a.....
» 21/06/2011 8:50:11 AM There should be no plebiscite on this question . There is no constitutional requirement fo.....
» 20/06/2011 9:46:05 AM I agree with much of the comment . In principle , I do not object to producing documentary.....
» 13/06/2011 10:36:51 AM This reminds me of a cartoon I saw about 40 years ago . One person says to the other ".....
» 10/06/2011 9:05:20 AM I agree with the author's true , though discouraging comments . Surely , not many listener.....
» 9/06/2011 10:01:52 AM Hear , hear ! as the authors point out , despite monarchist arguments that the Governor Ge.....
» 9/06/2011 9:44:25 AM I went to school with Bob Katter , though I have not seen him for many years . He is a dec.....
» 31/05/2011 1:19:24 PM Cate Blanchett is as entitled , as is any other person , to express an opinion about this .....
» 17/05/2011 9:20:55 AM As a member of Alcoholics Anonymous [ AA ], although its "12 Steps " refer sever.....
» 6/05/2011 9:34:47 AM A good article by a former MHR , for whose party I have never voted . The media encourages.....
» 28/04/2011 9:21:03 AM I agree : watch alternative TV programs or read a book . Pretend absolute lack of knowledg.....
» 20/04/2011 8:55:14 AM Dick Smith is correct . Continuing population growth would be a lesser problem if most of .....
» 19/04/2011 11:01:23 AM There is a a difference between the Hollingsworth and Bryce circumstances . Hollingsworth .....
» 5/04/2011 9:07:42 AM I agree with this article .In the ACT , in recent years , there have been a couple of trag.....
» 10/03/2011 5:15:58 AM The borrower , whether borrowing from a bank or the person next door , should repay a loan.....
» 2/03/2011 8:28:21 AM The most inappropriate feature of the Howard government 's establishment of the school cha.....
» 28/02/2011 10:44:51 AM Any statement made by a candidate for office has to be understood to be subject to alterat.....
» 25/02/2011 9:45:10 AM There is no longer any reason why the Commonwealth [ which took over regulation of marriag.....
» 21/02/2011 10:05:13 AM Although I detest smoking , I do not argue that it should be banned. This is not because o.....
» 18/02/2011 9:09:32 AM I agree with this article . The tired old cliche that the British crown symbolises nationa.....
» 16/02/2011 8:42:25 AM An excellent article , with which I entirely agree . While the Constitution needs major am.....
» 8/02/2011 10:16:07 AM There is usually an alternative means of address which does not descend to inelegant usage.....
» 1/02/2011 8:48:00 AM International treaties do not become laws in Australia until they are adopted by a law of .....
» 27/01/2011 9:02:22 AM It should be possible , though difficult , to achieve some standard clauses to cover vario.....
» 17/01/2011 3:24:04 PM It is refreshing to read this article , which accords with my reactions to the media react.....
» 10/01/2011 9:03:54 AM The arguments in Cooke's article are of the same type that were put by monarchists at the .....
» 22/12/2010 2:26:20 PM I completely agree with David's comments . The media attention was nauseating . Without su.....
» 1/12/2010 2:18:22 PM The Pope has not changed Catholic teaching . He has not said that heterosexuals having sex.....
» 11/10/2010 12:59:45 PM Section 64 of the Constitution [ Australian Federal ] provides that , to be a Minister of .....
» 19/02/2009 1:18:22 PM If all persons who hold any financial interest in a corporation are to be legally responsi.....
» 5/02/2009 12:10:22 PM There is a need for a new constitution , which presumably would mean not simply amending c.....
» 3/02/2009 9:52:10 AM The comment that " the Irish cause terrorism on the streets of England " is abou.....
» 28/01/2009 2:01:49 PM I agree with Andrew Bartlett . Few , if any , white Australians [ I am one ] have any emot.....
» 27/01/2009 9:21:38 AM I have no objection to retaining , or changing , 26 January , as the date . I understand w.....
» 21/01/2009 9:04:03 AM I have considerable sympathy with Estella . As a partly reformed technophobe almost 64 , I.....
» 19/01/2009 12:13:00 PM This is an excellent article . As an Australian Gentile ,until early adulthood , I knew no.....
» 15/01/2009 10:49:20 AM This type of scenario can extend beyond between domestic partners . For example , suppose .....
» 13/01/2009 10:27:45 AM I agree with most of Pelican's comments , particularly those which refer to the increase i.....
» 9/01/2009 2:17:47 PM The analysis by Ironer of the distinction between common law and statute law [ legislation.....
» 1/01/2009 8:49:35 AM Most commentators seem incapable of distinguishing a comment , by the Pope or any other Ch.....
» 23/12/2008 2:37:45 PM As I do not live in Melbourne , my comments relate to cities / towns generally . I agree t.....
» 3/12/2008 2:05:38 PM It should be possible to devise some plan under which Ford will receive funding subject to.....
» 28/11/2008 2:44:29 PM I am a believer and a practising Christian . However , I agree that it is impossible to pr.....
» 28/11/2008 2:14:08 PM I recall the words as " Let me abos go loose , Bruce " [ not " Lew "]b.....
» 12/11/2008 2:26:45 PM I agree with John Passant , though not necessarily with his socialist analysis of this top.....
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