The Conversation (0)
x
Evan Bartlett
Aug 21, 2014
TL;DR version: Sort of
In terms of insipid political movements, Team Australia must be right up there with the 'Big Society' and 'Don't be a girly man: Vote Republican'.
So unsurprisingly, Australian prime minister Tony Abbott was forced to defend his adoption of the phrase and the suggestion that anyone who opposed his leadership wasn't on board with the movement, in a radio interview with ABC.
He courted controversy recently over the introduction of harsher anti-terror laws and the fact that leaders of Australia's Islamic community cancelled a subsequent meeting because of his comments.
However, Abbott tried to put that row to bed by forcibly wedging into conversation the fact that some Islamic leaders have adopted the 'Team Australia' rhetoric and one even suggested that Abbott is the captain:
Keep reading...Show less
Top 100
Angry white men in Florida arrested after throwing rock through Black teen's car window
Jun 16, 2022
Jun 16, 2022
