A couple of years ago I attended our local dawn service for ANZAC day and the local preacher got up and spoke (as he tends to) and for once he wasn’t just boring. It was the year after what we call the Cronulla riots, although I expect people in other countries might laugh at our definition of a riot. The priest spoke at length and then offered a prayer in closing. One of things he prayed for was that we, as Australians showed a bit of restraint and would “beware of excess nationalism”.
This was one of those moments when I actually felt glad the old bugger was up there on the podium praying away. Here I thought, is the proof that we can still make common cause with
