The British impact on Aussie music The Swinging Sixties and British Musical DNA The Swinging Sixties was a British cultural phenomenon – influencing fashion, dance, art and, most significantly, music. The sounds were vibrant, creative, compelling. This creative musical source emanated from a combination of the harmonies and lyrics of the Beatles, the guttural throb of … [Read more...]
British Australians (officially) second-class citizens
Chief Justice Murray Gleeson Justice Bill Gummow Justice Ken Hayne Justice Mary Gaudron These are the four judges of the High Court of Australia who ruled, on the 23rd of June 1999, that Britain is a “foreign power”. (The remaining three judges dissented, arguing that the High Court had no right to address the issue in question.) For those who may have missed it, the … [Read more...]