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What Australia MUST do: Part VI (and a new Aussie Flag!)

This is the last in a six part series on what, I, master of the universe, think Australia must do in order to become a world leader in western civilisation. I feel I have addressed the most pressing issues facing Australia as we find ourselves stranded at crossroads with seemingly no desire to continue. This, of course, is thanks to the lacklustre and almost absent leadership from our 150 representatives in the lower house and the supposed “honourable” 76 senators.

To fully understand why this last entry is essential, let’s recap on what has been suggested so far:

Fix the Media

Australia must implement a “standard of truth” in news reporting. The general population must not accept any news program being used in a commercial sense; real news programs are a service, not a money machine. If a network has the best reporters and the best cameramen, the best anchors etc - the ratings will follow.

Recognize Same Sex Marriages

The idea that Australia is a fair and equal society is a lie. Until Same Sex marriages are recognized under social norms and law, Australia can not claim to be a fair society. The only valid reason to not recognise Gay Marriage is one based on ancient scripture that has been PROVEN false. Any religious excuse denying a person the same rights as another are evil and should be looked upon with scorn. What Would Jesus Do? Jesus would be in favour of same sex marriage.

Demand and Ensure a Separation of Church and State

Australia claims to be a secular society, unbiased towards any one religion. This is false and as we speak the Australian Christian Lobby, the Exclusive Brethren cult and others have worked their way into the halls of parliament. The perfect Government are atheists, the next best are true secularists – the Australian public must demand that the secret and underhanded deals happening between religious lobby groups and our elected officials cease immediately.

Fix the Health Care system

I claimed I didn’t know if Kevin Rudd’s plan to take over the hospitals was the right thing to do, but clearly something different must be done. A single payer health system is the right way to go, but our standards of care have taken a hit due to doctors preferring to work overseas where they get more money and possibly more status. Australia has the infrastructure in place and must now look towards the UK and Europe to learn how a health system must be run.

Establish and ratify a charter of Rights and Responsibilities

By defining what we expect of every citizen and what we expect to have being citizens, we begin to shape our culture, starting with the children. If these rights and responsibilities were taught to children from a young age it would shape the nations attitudes towards freedom, liberty and what is expected of a human being.

None of what I have suggested will ever be possible, or fully understood, without the implementation of my final suggestion.

What Australia MUST do to advance: Part VI: Become a Republic

As we sit on what I like to think is the cusp of a new age, we need to make a stand. As a collective we must stand up and say “This is us”.

Assimilation, ambiguous social morality landmines, politics and many other issues will become simplified and, please don’t mistake me for a utopian here, harmonious.

I honestly don’t understand the monarchist point of view. The only argument I can fully understand and therefore find legitimate when arguing against becoming a republic is “readiness”. The ideas I proposed and the responsibility of generating a new national identity is not for an immature state. There are many examples of our society not being ready. Racism, Sexism, Alcoholism, Xenophobism and Catholicism are running rampant through our streets. Becoming a republic before these issues are sorted out once and for all could and would be disastrous. Until they are fixed, I agree, becoming a republic wouldn’t be a good idea. I assert, however, that Australia cannot move on and become “all it can be” with out, at the very minimum becoming a republic and fixing or implementing my five other suggestions.

- db

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Wow, so that’s it.

I almost made through six mini essays without a real joke.

And I didn’t really see the opportunity to make one here, except for that Catholicism bit which made me laugh for LITERALLY MINUTES.

Then it dawned on me, what does every new country get? … I know! I’m excited too!

The New Australian Flag.

I have given this a lot of thought. LITERALLY MINUTES.

First and foremost the new flag must be rectangular. I am not a fan of flags shaped like a parallelogram.

The background should be the colour of our rivers.

An arrow should be present on the flag, showing the direction each political party will promise the economy will head under their control. The line should be white, for that is the colour of our politics.