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1. Summary of Week 2 Readings
Reading 1
The article is about a speech made by Tony Abbott, the Australian Premiere, on
infrastructure, and the remarkable partnership shared between Britain and Australia from the
country’s inception until today. Tony Abbott alludes to the incredible role that British and
other foreign settlers have had on the development of the country. The author however
believes, that Tony Abbott in his speech ignores the reality of colonization. This is evident in
her decision to quote Rachel Siewert, the spokesperson for Greek indigenous affairs, who
stated that the speech given by Abbott showed how ignorant he was of the evil consequences
of white settlement on the aboriginals (Abbott, 2014).
Reading 2
This piece is a commentary on an inaugural lecture delivered by Eric Rolls. Rolls
researched on the workings of the bush regions of Australia, being one of the first person to
point to how the areas had transformed upon European occupation. The author is clearly a
person who admires the work of Eric Rolls. This is because the author refers to Eric Rolls as
a great person, speaking about how his ability to portray the bush regions of the country was
priceless and rare, how he could link detail very easily to national patterns, illuminating the
future and the past of Australia with ease (Gammage, 2011).
Summary of Week 4 Readings
Reading 1
This article is on a call made by Scott Morrison for the establishment of a national day
that recognizes the contribution of indigenous people to the growth, development and cultural
heritage of Australia (Morrison, 2018). It is the belief of the Australian premier that indulgent

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self-loathing is not something that can make the country strong. The author of the piece
speaks favorably about the decision taken by Scott Morrison but also believes that this
declaration should have been made after consulting the representatives of indigenous people
first. This is evident by the author’s description of the opposition expressed by indigenous
Australian representatives in this respect (Morrison, 2018).
Reading 2
This reading engages in a consideration of performative qualities of an aboriginal text,
known as the “Uluru Statement of the Heart”, a piece that was composed in 2017 by writers
who are leaders of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders (Grehan, 2018). The author
engages in an analysis of the various modes of address as evident in the piece, the ethical and
aesthetic question raised, and the language that is used, arguing how these provide insights as
to the politics of listening and speaking in the political climate currently prevailing in
Australia. The tension of the Australian government to accept and include such aboriginal
people in the Australian mainstream is well pointed out by the author (Grehan, 2018).
Summary of Week 5 Readings
Reading 1
This article is about the suspension of Richard Di Natale by the Australian Senate, for
having called Barry O Sullivan something as coarse as a pig and the response that was given
by Scott Morrison on this matter. The Australian premier has not bothered to say much,
excepting to be largely ignorant of what Richard Di Natale has to say, given that the latter has
been very critical of Morrison’s policies and practices ever since he came to power. The
article reveals how controversial Richard Di Natale tends to be in the speeches that he makes
before the Australian parliament and how his banal language has given the Senate no choice
but to suspend him (Morrison, 2018).