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I Think Australia Has To Be A Country Which Has The 'welcome' Sign Out.

The Lesson Of The Federation Should Be That The Lesson Is Over. Australia Must Have A New Idea Of Itself. We Have To Strike Out In A New Direction, In A New Way, Armed With Our Own Self-regard, Our Own Confidence And Fully Appreciating Our Own Uniqueness. All Other Roads Will Lead Us Into The Shadow Of Great Powers.

One Is Left With The Thought That Given The Way We Now Abuse The Ocean And Abuse The Climate That We Are Heading Towards Our Own Iceberg, Which Is Looming On The Horizon. It's Not Visible Yet But It Certainly Exists There And It Won't Be My Generation That Has To Deal With The Fact That The World Is Not Bountiful Forever, That The Ocean And The Atmosphere Are Not Free Goods To Be Abused, That Will Have To Feed These Vast Populations. That Will Be Your Generation.

You Know, In The Wikileaks Cables, The Chinese Discovered That Kevin Rudd Was Urging The Americans To Keep The Military Option Open Against Them. This Is Hardly A Friendly Gesture.

If One Takes Pride In One's Craft, You Won't Let A Good Thing Die. Risking It Through Not Pushing Hard Enough Is Not A Humility.