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Sport Is An Important Part Of The Australian Psyche. Anybody Who Thinks That Sport Is Not Part Of The Fabric Of Australian Life Misunderstands This Country Quite Dramatically.

People Who Say They're Too Busy To Have Lunch Have A False Impression Of Their Own Importance.

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.

I'd Like To Be Seen As An Average Australian Bloke. I Can't Think Of... I Can't Think Of A Nobler Description Of Anybody Than To Be Called An Average Australian Bloke.

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.