@nyunggai@GladysB@smitchellmlc I have read Grace Karskens remarkable book, The Colony (about the early days of settlement at Sydney) and she makes no mention of Aborigines being "farmers". I also grew up in the bush in western NSW a long time ago and didn't see or hear evidence to support such a proposition.
@GreenJ A world filled with 10 billion people is going to be carbon neutral in 2050? As somebody once said: "Tell 'im e's dreamin". Unfortunately "ambitious targets" and other political hot air aren't going to contribute much to the actual battle.
@KyriakosKyriac1@Peter_Fitz Many descendants of convicts have been anything but losers or have a loser mentality, thanks very much (from a proud descendant of convicts). So "posit" some other more believable argument.
@OllieRitchie1 Obviously some Kiwi supporters wanted Paine to wax lyrical about their team's performance against a pathetic England side. His comments were hardly "big talk".