At last a bit of civility comes to our crass nation..Knights and Dames sounds superb!!
The PM has made a "courageous" decision (as Sir Humphrey would say to his then PM) in reintroducing the awards of Knights and Dames, and us riff-raff need to support him to fully embrace Australia's responsibility and duty to the Queen of England. So here are my suggestions as to how we can support Mr Abbott in redefining Australia's future: 1 ... . Replace "Australia Day" (a boring day anyway where bogans wave Aussie flags and sing preposterous ditties like "Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Oy, Oy, Oy" …
The age of entitlement set to live on for Knights and Dames of Australia
Australia has over the past twenty years worked hard to project ourselves as a modern, multi-cultural and outward thinking nation whose future rests in Asia. Our Prime Minister's decision this week to 'turn-back the clock' by reinstating the appointment of Knights and Dames, will send a confusing signal to our region. Whilst most of our neighbours will outwardly dismiss this decision as 'unimportant', at a deeper level it will reinforce the (incorrect) stereo-type that despite our rhetoric Australia is still very…
'Complementary' choices must play a vital role for cancer patients
Imagine, just for a moment the following discussion between a young mother and her doctor............. Doctor: “I am sorry to tell you that you have breast cancer, and it appears to have spread to your bones.” Patient: “But I am only 31 and I have a husband and two young kids?” Doctor: “I understand how you must feel and that is why we need to act quickly. I have arranged for you to see a surgeon on Monday. You will need to have a mastectomy – that is your left breast removed- immediately and then we will follow-up with che…
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