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Advance Australia Not So Fair
I'm wondering which of our current values Andrew Laming thinks we should sing about ("MP calls for new national anthem verse to reflect values", April 26). It might be hard to wax lyrical about our treatment of asylum seekers, the reduction in foreign aid or the growing divide between rich and poor, for example. We could sing the praises of patients forgoing good healthcare so as to fund tax cuts to big business and the massive increase in defence spending. The last line could be one of hope for a future, where all politicians are actually honourable and trustworthy; although that might be getting into the realm of flying pigs. Graham Lum North Rocks