A Conservative Is Someone Who Does Not

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

Sport Is An Important Part Of The Australian Psyche. Anybody Who Thinks That Sport Is Not Part Of The Fabric Of Australian Life Misunderstands This Country Quite Dramatically.

It's Too Much To Expect In An Academic Setting That We Should All Agree, But It Is Not Too Much To Expect Discipline And Unvarying Civility.

The Most Important Civil Liberty... Is To Stay Alive And To Be Free From Violence And Death.

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.