Being unAustralian is an epithet often levelled at people who don’t tow the line or aren’t politically correct.

In that case I better explain myself.

• I believe in that Australia is a welcoming country where people of all races, colours and creeds put aside their differences to live as harmoniously as they can. Despite the stories we hear, harmony happens more often than not.
• I believe that Australia’s strengths lie in the diversity of its people. Only in Australia can a diverse company supply interpreters at short notice!
  
• I believe that Australia should help people from other countries as well as our own including the Aboriginals. As an immigrant country it is obvious to support those who emigrate here however they got here as well as those who were here first.
• I believe too that the fortunate should help the less fortunate. Australia has enough riches and resources (even now when we have a AAA+ Credit Rating) to assist the disabled, children with learning difficulties, etc, etc. We’ve done it in the past!
• I believe too that we should manage our resources from a long-term view (and sustainably so). After all as colonists and original owners of the land we had to!

Apologies in advance to those who believe that being Australian means being:

• monocultural.
• racist.
• discriminating by religion, race or sexual orientation.
• favouring the rich over the poor.
• depleting our resources in the short term unsustainably.
• being uncharitable to the unfortunate, original land owners and immigrants.

Such things make a small country smaller!