The National Australia Day Council (we have a council for this?) apparently think that we ought to stop everything at midday today and sing the Australian National Anthem.
It’s hard to know where to start, frankly. The satire practically writes itself.
I mean, I love the idea of asking the nation to pause for a minute of silence and then to sing a song that includes the line ‘for those who’ve come across the seas we’ve boundless plains to share’. We should absolutely do that. Actually, I’ve been to quite a few rallies and the like for asylum seekers that have done just that. I’m a little surprised to see Tony Abbott getting in on the idea, but hey, how can this be a bad thing..?
