Egalitarian

Notwithstanding the political sensitivities around the day, January 26 should be a time to consider where we’ve come from, what we’ve been through and who we are today.

We might fancy ourselves laid-back but we're made of stronger stuff

So what have we got?

You’ll hear about larrikinism, but no one is 100 per cent sure what it means. And just like mateship, let’s face it: it’s a little blokey.

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  • Mayday says:

    04:01pm | 26/01/11

    Excellent points and I am still listening for the roar of disgust at the loss of jobs in retail since the self serve checkouts have hit our supermarkets and variety stores. Human beings are not all equal and some people will or cannot aspire to working and climbing the ladder… Read more »

  • Mayday says:

    03:56pm | 26/01/11

    Only one nation lived on this island prior to 1901…...the British. Read more »

 

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