Geoffrey Blainey

We forget that the nineteenth century often turned work into sport. We, in contrast, often turn sport into work.

— Geoffrey Blainey

Nationalism is both a vital medicine and a dangerous drug

— Geoffrey Blainey

I am not superwoman. The reality of my daily life is that I am juggling a lot of balls in the air?…

— Geoffrey Blainey

Immigration is everyone’s business: it is one of the most important national issues. The idea that it is too dangerous to be…

— Geoffrey Blainey

“Australia's distance from Europe was probably only tolerable because it had strategic commodities which England, threatened by changing European alliances, might some…

— Geoffrey Blainey

“Much of Australia's history had been shaped by the contradiction that it depended intimately and comprehensively on a country which was further…

— Geoffrey Blainey

“The magnitude of these shattering changes can perhaps be grasped by imagining that the invasion had been in the reverse direction and…

— Geoffrey Blainey

“For a time the phrase tyranny of distance was anchored rather than airborne. There was only an occasional sign that it would…

— Geoffrey Blainey

“In the history of warfare, a succession of bold ideas and weapons had promised to curb the tyranny of distance. The horse…

— Geoffrey Blainey