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People Who Say They're Too Busy To Have Lunch Have A False Impression Of Their Own Importance.

Remarks Such As 'great Australian', 'larger Than Life' Are Sometimes Used Where They Are Not Appropriate. But In The Case Of Kerry Packer Both Of Those Descriptions Are Entirely Appropriate. He Was A Great Australian, He Was A Larger Than Life Character And In So Many Ways He Left His Mark On The Australian Community Over A Very Long Career In Business, Particularly In The Media And Also That Other Great Passion Of His, Australian Sport

Nonviolent Action On Behalf Of Justice Is No Automatic Forumla With Promise Of Success: But Neither Is War. After All, At Least Half Of The People Who Go To War For Some Cause Deemed Worthy Of It Are Defeated.

The 'black Armband' View Of Our History Reflects A Belief That Most Australian History Since 1788 Has Been Little More Than A Disgraceful Story Of Imperialism, Exploitation, Racism, Sexism And Other Forms Of Discrimination. I Take A Very Different View. I Believe That The Balance Sheet Of Our History Is One Of Heroic Achievement And That We Have Achieved Much More As A Nation Of Which We Can Be Proud Of Than Which We Should Be Ashamed.

There Is Much In American Society Which I Admire, But I Have Long Held The View That The Absence Of An Effective Safety Net In That Country Means That Too Many Needy Citizens Fall By The Wayside. That Is Not The Path That Australia Will Tread. Nor Do We Want The Burdens Of Nanny State Paternalism That Now Weigh Down Many Economies In Europe.