I am not superwoman. The reality of my daily life is that I am juggling a lot of balls in the air? And sometimes some of the balls get dropped. — 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
