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Reply #120 - Nov 17^th, 2010 at 4:37pm

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Oh LOL

it must be true then.

Funny thing is, I'm more inclined to believe it than not seeing as its a pretty close call at the moment trying to decide which is the most incompetent ALP Federal Government ever - Gough Whitlam's or Kevin Rudd/Julia Gillard's.

That's a very difficult question, i'll go finish dinner and get back to you on that one.

hmmm

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FD Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 100085	Re: And STILL they come....more Boat people Reply #121 - Nov 17^th, 2010 at 4:37pm JC Denton wrote on Nov 17^th, 2010 at 4:24pm: Quote: Umm since about 40,000 years ago..... There was no country before white people were here. Oh, no. No navy, no police force, no Taxation Department. But you're right. Australia was a collection of "countries".
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Carl D Ex Member	Re: And STILL they come....more Boat people Reply #122 - Nov 17^th, 2010 at 4:38pm As I've already said - let's have a referendum on this issue and see exactly what the majority of Australians think.
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FD Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 100085	Re: And STILL they come....more Boat people Reply #123 - Nov 17^th, 2010 at 4:38pm Quote: As I've already said - let's have a referendum on this issue and see exactly what the majority of Australians think. And then we can change the constitution and send them all back.
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skippy. Gold Member Offline Posts: 20882 Gender:	Re: And STILL they come....more Boat people Reply #124 - Nov 17^th, 2010 at 4:39pm Quote: I actually posted the article months ago, re- the 80% figure, Yes yes mel, just like the little boy who cried wolf.
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JC Denton Gold Member Offline Posts: 5492 Gender:	Re: And STILL they come....more Boat people Reply #125 - Nov 17^th, 2010 at 4:39pm Quote: But you're right. Australia was a collection of "countries". It was a patchwork of tribes. There was no concept among the Aboriginals of a unified continent organized in a coherent political body. There was no nation of Italy or Germany until the late 19th century either.
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Reply #126 - Nov 17^th, 2010 at 4:40pm

FD wrote on Nov 17^th, 2010 at 4:38pm:

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As I've already said - let's have a referendum on this issue and see exactly what the majority of Australians think.

And then we can change the constitution and send them all back.

Better hurry cause soon all the illegals will out populate the Australians!!

bwaaaaaahaaaaaaaa

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Yeah, I know I'm right, so I guess you just have to learn to live with that!

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Reply #127 - Nov 17^th, 2010 at 4:40pm

JC Denton wrote on Nov 17^th, 2010 at 4:39pm:

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But you're right. Australia was a collection of "countries".

It was a patchwork of tribes. There was no concept among the Aboriginals of a unified continent organized in a coherent political body.

There was no nation of Italy or Germany until the late 19th century either.

And there was no nation of Australia until 1901.

What do you call Australia before then - a collection of squatter camps and convict settlements?

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gizmo_2655 Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 16010 South West NSW Gender:	Re: And STILL they come....more Boat people Reply #128 - Nov 17^th, 2010 at 4:41pm JC Denton wrote on Nov 17^th, 2010 at 4:24pm: Quote: Umm since about 40,000 years ago..... There was no country before white people were here. Sure there was..it wasn't a 'western country'. but it was STILL a country...
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Reply #129 - Nov 17^th, 2010 at 4:41pm

FD wrote on Nov 17^th, 2010 at 4:40pm:

JC Denton wrote on Nov 17^th, 2010 at 4:39pm:

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But you're right. Australia was a collection of "countries".

It was a patchwork of tribes. There was no concept among the Aboriginals of a unified continent organized in a coherent political body.

There was no nation of Italy or Germany until the late 19th century either.

And there was no nation of Australia until 1901.

What do you call Australia before then - a collection of squatter camps and convict settlements?

Twas a colony...an outpost of mother england.

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In the fullness of time...

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Reply #130 - Nov 17^th, 2010 at 4:41pm

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As I've already said - let's have a referendum on this issue and see exactly what the majority of Australians think.

People claim that this whole "immigration debacle" costs Australian taxpayers too much, then you want a costly referendum that asks something which, at this stage, nobody has even made clear?

Odd.

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Reply #131 - Nov 17^th, 2010 at 4:41pm

tickfen wrote on Nov 17^th, 2010 at 4:40pm:

FD wrote on Nov 17^th, 2010 at 4:38pm:

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As I've already said - let's have a referendum on this issue and see exactly what the majority of Australians think.

And then we can change the constitution and send them all back.

Better hurry cause soon all the illegals will out populate the Australians!!

bwaaaaaahaaaaaaaa

Yep - better get cracking, Carl D. Write a letter to your local MP.

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JC Denton Gold Member Offline Posts: 5492 Gender:	Re: And STILL they come....more Boat people Reply #132 - Nov 17^th, 2010 at 4:42pm Quote: What do you call Australia before then - a collection of squatter camps and convict settlements? Several colonies of the greatest political establishment ever to exist; the British empire.
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skippy. Gold Member Offline Posts: 20882 Gender:	Re: And STILL they come....more Boat people Reply #133 - Nov 17^th, 2010 at 4:42pm Quote: There was no concept among the Aboriginals of a unified continent organized in a coherent political body. I hate to spoil your party Imp, but there was no "unified continent"white Australia for the first 130 years either, ever heard of federation? it didn't happen until 1901.
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tickfen Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 1405 Gender:	Re: And STILL they come....more Boat people Reply #134 - Nov 17^th, 2010 at 4:43pm gizmo_2655 wrote on Nov 17^th, 2010 at 4:41pm: JC Denton wrote on Nov 17^th, 2010 at 4:24pm: Quote: Umm since about 40,000 years ago..... There was no country before white people were here. Sure there was..it wasn't a 'western country'. but it was STILL a country... I remember! bwaaaaaaahaaaaaaaa
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