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.
This is appalling. The idea that a person could be punished because of their religious belief and the idea they might be executed is just beyond belief.
It's beyond belief that any Australian could be so stupid as to carry drugs into any country in Asia.
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