“Australia's distance from Europe was probably only tolerable because it had strategic commodities which England, threatened by changing European alliances, might some day be unable to produce in the northern hemisphere. Flax was the first conqueror — a hollow conqueror… — Geoffrey Blainey Copy Share Image
“In the history of warfare, a succession of bold ideas and weapons had promised to curb the tyranny of distance. The horse and the… — Geoffrey Blainey Copy Share Image
I am not superwoman. The reality of my daily life is that I am juggling a lot of balls in the air? And sometimes… — Geoffrey Blainey Copy Share Image
“For a time the phrase tyranny of distance was anchored rather than airborne. There was only an occasional sign that it would acquire a… — Geoffrey Blainey Copy Share Image
“Australia's distance from Europe was probably only tolerable because it had strategic commodities which England, threatened by changing European alliances, might some day be… — Geoffrey Blainey Copy Share Image
Immigration is everyone’s business: it is one of the most important national issues. The idea that it is too dangerous to be debated is… — Geoffrey Blainey Copy Share Image
We forget that the nineteenth century often turned work into sport. We, in contrast, often turn sport into work. — Geoffrey Blainey Copy Share Image
“The magnitude of these shattering changes can perhaps be grasped by imagining that the invasion had been in the reverse direction and that the… — Geoffrey Blainey Copy Share Image
“Much of Australia's history had been shaped by the contradiction that it depended intimately and comprehensively on a country which was further away that… — Geoffrey Blainey Copy Share Image
