Those naughty Aussie cricket boys...............

Oh dear, so those naughty Aussie boys have been saying unkind things to the English cricket players! The words short term memory loss and thin skinned come to mind. Apparently, it is ok for James Anderson to sledge Michael Clarke when he comes to the crease, but if you say anything to Anderson when he comes out to bat, he goes running to the umpire. By the way, to be referred to as convicts is not an insult – we are eternally grateful. The only advice I can give the Aussie team is to go easy on the sledging and perfect the art of pitch pissing, because apparently that is fine English culture.

When have Indonesia ever co-operated with Australia?

So Indonesia will not co-operate with Australia in the control of illegal immigrants because we have been spying on them! Where is the story here? They have not done much to stop the corruption of officials, nor do they deploy there own resources when a boat is in trouble within their own waters. No, that is up to the Australian navy.

Now, if the headlines were to read “Indonesia to co-operate with Australia to stop the illegal boats”, then THAT would be news.

Maybe we should withdraw the $500 million we give in aid each year, (there is so much that could be done at home with these funds) and ask them to contribute to the costs of running Christmas Island etc.

We should be able to choose how we die.

Most of us are lucky enough to make choices throughout our adult life.  What career/job will I choose, will I live in the country or the city, will I be a vegetarian or a meat eater?  We also get to choose our partner, how many children we will have and their names.  In some instances we can choose our religion or creed, whether we will smoke or drink or play sport.  The list goes on and on, BUT there is one choice that we are unable to make.  We are not legally allowed to choose how and when to die.  Some politicians and a bunch of moral and ethical do-gooders who do not know me, have decided  that I am not allowed to make this choice.  Of course, I can commit suicide if I want, but I cannot choose legal euthanasia!  Most of the people who are vehemently against euthanasia seem to think that it is compulsary, that people will go around killing their loved ones, or that someone close to them will be standing by with a needle at the first sign of a cold. Everyone has to die sometime - if you live, you die - so we should be able to choose when and how this will happen.

Why don't Australian men like Michael Clarke?

Why don't Australian men like Michael Clarke? Being the highest run scorer for a long time is obviously not enough for cricket journos, ex players or Joe Public and I have come to the conclusion that it's because he is normal! Now if it was Wayne Carey, who when he wasn't hitting on other women, was actually hitting them, but is still considered a “hero” by AFL male fans, or Gary Ablett Snr, or Tiger Woods (I don't know when he found time to play), or Lance Armstrong. Maybe he needs to have a go at the beer drinking record on his next long haul flight, or start getting into fights in nightclubs, because these are the sorts of things Australian men seem to admire. Forget talent, that just makes them jealous and feel inadequate, so Michael, you need some notoriety – you have to go feral, get pissed after every game, get caught on CCTV street fighting and then front up next day with an insincere apology. OR, you could just be yourself, keep your dignity and integrity intact and do what you do best. I for one, and many other Australian women appreciate and admire that in a man.