I reckon Phemanderac is quite right.  If there is to be an Australia Day it ought be the 1st January.

red baron wrote on Jan 25^th, 2015 at 3:21pm:


I reckon those Abos are lucky to be allowed to burn the national flag. There's lots of other nations where such an action would see their arses in jail - or worse. Such freedom has been hard earned, by all Australians.

They should also thank their lucky stars that it was the British that established a colony in the first place. Their history could have been significantly different if the French or the Dutch had colonised. La Perouse was only days behind Cook.

Early immigration and its assimilation into this harshest of environments is what has shaped the Australian psyche, one that is now recognised in most parts of the world. The Australia of the 20th century had earned its laurels and its worldwide recognition.

Anyone that is critical of the old British Empire doesn't know their history and is ignorant of the treatment of its own people. Where would India be today without the early influence of the Raj? Where would Australia be now if the convict hulks in the Thames had not become overloaded because of war with what is now America (who has its own history with slaves and treatment of its indigenous people)? The French were involved in that one, too.

While I admit that some of the early treatment of our Aboriginal people was not up to today's standards, and even today their treatment is somewhat substandard, it could have been a whole lot worse.

There's plenty of other disadvantaged in today's world, including Australians (of whom the Aboriginal people are part of). Of course, sometimes these people are their own worst enemy.

To be critical of tomorrow's celebration is an acknowledgement of one's own ignorance.

Have you, Lionel?

red baron wrote on Jan 25^th, 2015 at 3:21pm:



You criticise the "black bastards", for screaming their tits off, and in the very next breath you are promoting senseless violence if someone was to burn the Australian flag.

Not only are you a complete hypocrite, you're also a very troubled individual.

A beating with a baseball bat, for burning one's own property?  You should seek help, red.

Lionel Edriess wrote on Jan 25^th, 2015 at 4:15pm:


Phillip actually, though it is an easy error to make.

La Perouse arrived on Jan 26, 1788 - about a week after Phillip anchored. Also, La Perouse was not set here to settle or claim that place. He was on a scientific expedition.

I do not and will not buy the BS about invasion and genocide.

Neither are true, nor were they ever.

Both are a result of the politically-correct attempting to re-write history.

Spruiking that sort of crap will get NO sympathy from me.

Kat wrote on Jan 26^th, 2015 at 8:14am:


Oh, and I don't think that "crap" was spruiked here...

Gnads wrote on Jan 26^th, 2015 at 9:09am:


Not sure what you are trying to say here, but, regardless I sincerely hope you enjoy embracing little white penal day with all of the other celebrants...