"But it is the first hand experiences of visitors here either as students or tourists that will carry the most weight with regards to the perceived attitudes of the ordinary Australian citizen."
Which was one of the reasons why my wife and I try (via welcoming overseas uni students into our home) to 'counter-balance' the ghastly impression the now-defunct Howard regime gave to the world with it's grotesque 'Kidnap Cage Terrorise" unwanted non-white children policy to make refugee repellent.
I still cannot fathom how low supposed sane and normal Liberal MPs were prepared to go (in abusing caged children) to garner redneck and racist votes - but it remains my most enduring memory of the Howard years that no amount of PR spin (in here or elsewhere) can erase - ever!
