Liam Getreu

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Monday said that only people suffering hallucinations believe it is possible to realize the dream of holding onto the greater Land of Israel, territories Israel captured in the 1967 Six Day War.
An interesting little quote here from the besieged Israeli PM here; he knows that Israelis are increasingly keen [...]

So it happened this morning, one of the most significant moments in Australian history, and certainly the greatest day in the history of indigenous Australians at the very least since the 1967 referendum.
I’m quite sceptical about the national apology, but that’s or another time. I understand that it’s now happened, and that’s that. Surely now [...]

Everyone’s talking about George W.’s Middle East peace conference in Annapolis which aims to “an independent democratic viable Palestinian state” by the end of the President’s term in 2009. Yeah, right.
Even though this conference is a positive step — it is, after all the first multi-national effort to ‘resolve’ the Arab-Israeli conflict in since Oslo [...]

I’m in two minds about last night’s election result. I’m not overly un-happy that the ALP got in, but I am very disappointed that Kevin Rudd happens to be in charge at the moment, and will become Australia’s 26th prime minister.
I didn’t think it was time for a change, but I do agree with some, [...]

What is it with the buzz word ‘economic conservative’ that Australians seem to want to hear? Both John Howard and Kevin Rudd have being so keen in this election to show their fiscal responsibility — which I guess is no surprise with the economy going full-steam ahead and Howard leading by so much in the [...]

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old;
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
Lest we forget.

A reason to vote Labor: In Tasmania, trying not to upset too many old people, Kevin Rudd said that under a Federal Labor government, he would allow “volunteer organisations could receive petrol vouchers, for example 120 vouchers of $25 each, and the organisation could distribute these to their volunteers to help offset petrol costs.” Pretty [...]