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Originally Posted by richardda1st
... it seems to me that you are a “ Right-wing fanatic” ....
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As an undergrad, Gough was my hero..
Hence I don't think your comments are even close to the mark.
Thinking of crap, Gough ensured Federal funds were available so that the dreaded "night cart" would be thing of the past & western Sydney was at last, going to be properly flushed....he also released a good number of political prisoners (objectors to the Vietman war...shamefully incarcerated by Gorton et. al.) and opened up equal pay for women...hardly right wing policy.
But I digress. I think I am something of a (Oz) patriot.
A much harder line could have been played out behind the scenes. Rudd could have got on the blower ( in fluent Mardarin) ...." Mate, it's going to cost us, but if you really want to burn one of our Citizens over this, it's going to cost you a lot more..."
What did we get? "I would say to our friends in Beijing … the responsible course of action is to ensure that your judiciary process is transparent"
Think I'll need the full flush for that.