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Noel Pearson's speech was amazing. It tickled me rather a lot that he also used the Monty Python "What have the Romans ever done for us?" line that I applied to Gough's achievements two weeks ago. :) http://somersoft.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1229422&postcount=10

Sure, it hasn't been free since 1989, but it's certainly gotten "further from free". When introduced, HECS was $1,800 per year ($3,480 in 2013 dollars according to the RBA). A full-time load now attracts fees between $5,000-$9,000 per year. So the amount students have to pay has increased...

But apart from universal healthcare, no-fault divorce, indigenous land rights, free tertiary education, establishing diplomatic relations with China, introducing the Order of Australia, establishing legal aid, outlawing racial discrimination, abolishing the death penalty, changing the national...

He probably does - Gough seriously did make connection of western Sydney homes to the sewerage system a priority. :)