I'm not racist but ...

I don't like Aborigines either. I've seen them on the telly and they drink too much and sniff petrol and don't look after their kids. I don't mean the ones like Cathy Freeman. She's fantastic: I was standing on the couch cheering when she won the 400 in Sydney.

As I said, I'm not racist.

And I reckon the Aboriginal footy players are sensational too. No-one barracked harder than I did for Kickett, Rioli, and Wanganeen when they were running around in the red and black. And Michael Long is not only the best footballer I've ever seen, he's also had the guts to walk all the way to Canberra and front the Prime Minister. You've got to respect anyone who's prepared to do that. And it's not just the sports stars.

That bloke from Queensland is alright too. The lawyer? Pearson? I like a bloke who's doesn't shy away from the truth.

To be honest, I've never actually met an Aborigine, but I know a bit about them. My auntie used to have a tea towel with an Albert Namatjira painting on it, and I've even got a boomerang on the mantelpiece in the lounge room. I'd love to meet “Longy” or Cathy Freeman and get an autograph for the kids.

I'm not much interested in politics, but I suppose it would be interesting to have a bit of a yarn with that Pearson bloke. I mean, who would have thought that an Aborigine could be a lawyer?

Anyhow, I reckon that people like Longy, Freeman and Pearson are fine. They'd be welcome in my house for a cuppa any time.

It's just the others I don't like.