grodscorp@grods.comFair go, Andrew
 | Posted by Scott on Monday 18 September 2006, 9:54 am Categories: Politics, Society Tags: AndrewRobb, Australia, citizenship, immigration, Liberal, values |
Heard Andrew Robb on ABC774 with Jon Faine this morning (ahh, uni holidays and lazy weekday mornings in bed). He was talking about the government’s new proposed citizenship test and the possible questions that might be on such a test. When asked how one tests for an understanding of “a fair go” Robb got all confused and blustery, starting to waffle on about how it’s a “quintessential” Australian quality and it’s all to do with tolerance and stuff. You know, it’s the vibe, it’s Mabo. Robb said that, you know, it’s all about how Australians volunteer to fight bushfires.
“Yes, but how do you test for this understanding of a fair go?” repeated Faine.
Apparently (if I interpreted Andrew Robb’s ramblings correctly) you just put “volunteering to fight a bushfire” as one of the options in a multiple choice question about “a fair go”. “But I don’t want the test to become like Trivial Pursuit,” qualified our Parliamentary representative.
Genius.
Monday 18 September 2006, 5:03 pm #billybob
I wouldn’t be fighting any bushfires, does that make me any lose of a man? I mean Australian…
Tuesday 19 September 2006, 9:52 am #billybob
I mean less
Tuesday 19 September 2006, 3:20 pm #J,The
Hmm. maybe a question like this:
In your opinion, which of the following is the best film:
a) Molly and Mbarak
b) Al-Ghazali the Alchemist of Happiness
c) The Crocodile Hunter
d) Me and the Mosque
Or do you think that is too tricky?
Tuesday 19 September 2006, 4:40 pm #Ashraf
I good at these type questions. That Mr Steve is very funny, ha ha. So sad.
Wednesday 20 September 2006, 10:58 pm #joe2
I caught this interview on Faine show. Certainly a hoot. Confirmation that Robb was totally lost in his understanding of “a fair go”. Mind you, it is hardly surprising. Not something that would get much of an airing in the party room.