The Most Important Civil Liberty...

When The Term Christian Or Even Protestant Is Used, It Seldom Refers To Any Particularly Evangelical Doctrine Or Way Of Life. More Often It Refers To A Religion Accepted By The Large Majority, Which Assures Them That God Is Not So Much A Lord Who Demands Obedience As A Handyman Who Is Available Whenever We Need Help.

There Is A Very Special Place In The Australian Psyche For Sport. It Is One Of The Pillars Of The Australian Way Of Life. You Don't Really Understand What Makes The Australian Nation Tick Unless You Understand The Great Affection Australians Have For Sport.

Of All The Important Relationships That Australia Has With Other Countries, None Has Been More Greatly Transformed Over The Last 10 Years Than Our Relationship With China.

This Is Appalling. The Idea That A Person Could Be Punished Because Of Their Religious Belief And The Idea They Might Be Executed Is Just Beyond Belief.

The 'black Armband' View Of Our History Reflects A Belief That Most Australian History Since 1788 Has Been Little More Than A Disgraceful Story Of Imperialism, Exploitation, Racism, Sexism And Other Forms Of Discrimination. I Take A Very Different View. I Believe That The Balance Sheet Of Our History Is One Of Heroic Achievement And That We Have Achieved Much More As A Nation Of Which We Can Be Proud Of Than Which We Should Be Ashamed.