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| No Sharia in Australia says Costello | |
| 2005-11-11 | |
| It is generally accepted that this guy will be the next Prime Minister of Australia FEDERAL Treasurer Peter Costello has again urged Islamic extremists to leave Australia, saying there is no point in living in a country with a system of government they oppose. "There are some things Australia stands for, has always stood for, always will stand for, which will never change," he told A Current Affair. "We will never be an Islamic state. We will never observe Sharia law ... We will always be a democracy. "To people who say `well, we've come to this country and we would like to turn it into something it isn't, I say you must understand that will never occur". Mr Costello said rather than try to change Australia, they should leave it. "People who are dual citizens, if they are not happy with Australia, it might be better for them to live in the country where they are also a citizen," he said. "Rather than saying `I'd like to change everything about Australia, everything it stands for," maybe the problem doesn't lie with the country, maybe it lies with the individual."
"It's something we will have to live with, we may have to live with for awhile, but it's much better to take preventative action then have to deal with the consequences afterwards." | |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #1 Now Costello is someone I'd like to have dual citizenship in the US. If only he could run for President too. |
| Posted by: Cruling Slugum6083 2005-11-11 10:53 |