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On the other hand
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Location: I walk along the avenue
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 Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2015 7:50 am Post subject: Malcolm Fraser is dead |
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Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser has died aged 84.
A statement from his office said Mr Fraser, who led the nation between 1975 and 1983, died after a short illness.
He became its leader in controversial circumstances, after the unprecedented dismissal of PM Gough Whitlam.
Once in office, he championed the rights of Indigenous Australians and refugees, a stance that put him on a collision course with his own party in later life.
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I'll leave any commetary to those who follow Australian politics more closely than I do.
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ersatzredux
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Location: Same as it ever was, same as it ever was
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| Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2015 6:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Nobody follows Australian politics closely. Not even Australians do. |
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On the other hand
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| Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2015 5:29 am Post subject: |
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| ersatzredux wrote: |
| Nobody follows Australian politics closely. Not even Australians do. |
But I'm sure we can look forward to fifty pages of impassioned debate and exciting recollections when Mulroney finally kicks. |
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ersatzredux
Joined: 15 Dec 2007
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| Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2015 7:08 am Post subject: |
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| On the other hand wrote: |
| ersatzredux wrote: |
| Nobody follows Australian politics closely. Not even Australians do. |
But I'm sure we can look forward to fifty pages of impassioned debate and exciting recollections when Mulroney finally kicks. |
Hey, how dare you make that kind of comparison? I served with Brian Mulroney. I knew Brian Mulroney. Brian Mulroney was a friend of mine. And Malcolm Fraser was no Brian Mulroney.
Anyway, I guess it is possible that my comment may have been offensive to some Australians. Good thing they can't read! |
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aq8knyus
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Location: London
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| Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2015 8:35 am Post subject: |
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| ersatzredux wrote: |
| Nobody follows Australian politics closely. Not even Australians do. |
You can watch q & a on ABC for free online and itis well worth an hour of your time a week.
Although it is hilariously, unashamedly bias towards the left it still is entertaining to watch and you get to learn so much about Australian politics, social issues and history. |
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