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So who’s singing Australia’s song?

By Gary Johns - posted Thursday, 9 March 2017


In overturning the suspension, school board trustee Trad, everywhere man, conceded that the outgoing school principal, Azroul Liza Khalid, had "put on hold" the playing of the anthem at school assemblies.

Another, albeit short-lived, victory for identity.

The fight over section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act is, of course, a big battle for identity.

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Muslim voters in a number of seats in western Sydney persuaded Tony Abbott to abandon his promised amendments. Malcolm Turnbull faces the same dilemma. The answer is quite straightforward: support allegiance to the liberal nation, not an illiberal identity.

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Gary Johns is a former federal member of Parliament and served as a minister in the Keating Government. Since December 2017 he has been the commissioner of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission.

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