Australia’s obsession with circumnavigating confrontation was on full display before the AFL semi-final between Melbourne and Brisbane. The Welcome to Country at the MCG was followed by a minute’s silence for the Queen, a rendition of God Save The Queen and then the Australian national anthem. It was a remarkable sequence of events.
This failure to be liberated by truth is a defining feature of this country, and it means that rare moments of critical introspection and self-analysis only occur because of the sustained courage and fortitude of a few.
