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#1
September 25th 03, 02:16 PM
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"Anonymous" wrote in message
... The Raven wrote in message ... I'd hardly call Australia "a small country" !! And the population is what compared to the US? That's my point - Australia is a big country. It just doesn't have as many people living in it as the US does. nitpick mode off Fair enough, perhaps I should have clarified.......................but it's not like a nation is going to have heaps of aircraft without a decent population. -- The Raven http://www.80scartoons.co.uk/batfinkquote.mp3 ** President of the ozemail.* and uunet.* NG's ** since August 15th 2000. 
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September 25th 03, 02:37 PM
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The Raven wrote in message ... Fair enough, perhaps I should have clarified.......................but it's not like a nation is going to have heaps of aircraft without a decent population. Britain's got a fair size airforce, hasn't it ? I'd have thought that Australia would have had more aircraft due to the size of the territory they have to defend. The fact that Australia is entirely surrounded by oceans means that it needs to be able to guard its coastline. Most of the population is coastal, and is concentrated in and around the major cities, so I suppose that's where the airforce will be concentrated. But they will still need to prevent any potential threats making a landing on the coast in a secluded area and then setting up base on Australian soil. Cheers Graeme
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September 26th 03, 04:47 AM
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"Anonymous" wrote in message ... The Raven wrote in message ... Fair enough, perhaps I should have clarified.......................but it's not like a nation is going to have heaps of aircraft without a decent population. Britain's got a fair size airforce, hasn't it ? and their population V Austs? I'd have thought that Australia would have had more aircraft due to the size of the territory they have to defend. But you need to factor in that Australia needs to provide services and infrastructure to a country the size of the USA with a population of 20 million, it means that a lot of tax money is already spent. The fact that Australia is entirely surrounded by oceans means that it needs to be able to guard its coastline. Most of the population is coastal, and is concentrated in and around the major cities, so I suppose that's where the airforce will be concentrated. But they will still need to prevent any potential threats making a landing on the coast in a secluded area and then setting up base on Australian soil. No credible attacker has that capability.
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#4
September 25th 03, 03:32 PM
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In article ,
"The Raven" wrote: "Anonymous" wrote in message ... The Raven wrote in message ... I'd hardly call Australia "a small country" !! And the population is what compared to the US? That's my point - Australia is a big country. It just doesn't have as many people living in it as the US does. nitpick mode off Fair enough, perhaps I should have clarified.......................but it's not like a nation is going to have heaps of aircraft without a decent population. Could they have more with an indecent population?
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#5
September 25th 03, 03:45 PM
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Steve Hix wrote in message ... In article , "The Raven" wrote: Fair enough, perhaps I should have clarified.......................but it's not like a nation is going to have heaps of aircraft without a decent population. Could they have more with an indecent population? They wouldn't need any if they were all indecent. No bugger would try and invade ! NUDE AUSTRALIANS - the ultimate deterrant against invasion... Cheers Graeme
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#6
September 25th 03, 06:31 PM
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In article , "Anonymous" wrote:
Steve Hix wrote in message ... In article , "The Raven" wrote: Fair enough, perhaps I should have clarified.......................but it's not like a nation is going to have heaps of aircraft without a decent population. Could they have more with an indecent population? They wouldn't need any if they were all indecent. No bugger would try and invade ! NUDE AUSTRALIANS - the ultimate deterrant against invasion... Hmmm. Thinking of Elle MacPherson just now. There's at least one good reason to invade. What about Nicole Kidman? Reason two... -- Harry Andreas Engineering raconteur
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#7
September 26th 03, 01:23 PM
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"Harry Andreas" wrote in message ... In article , "Anonymous" wrote: Steve Hix wrote in message ... In article , "The Raven" wrote: Fair enough, perhaps I should have clarified.......................but it's not like a nation is going to have heaps of aircraft without a decent population. Could they have more with an indecent population? They wouldn't need any if they were all indecent. No bugger would try and invade ! NUDE AUSTRALIANS - the ultimate deterrant against invasion... Hmmm. Thinking of Elle MacPherson just now. There's at least one good reason to invade. What about Nicole Kidman? Reason two... Holly Valance, Kylie, Dannii... the list goes on and on! Nick
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#8
September 26th 03, 01:47 PM
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Nick Pedley wrote in message ... "Harry Andreas" wrote in message ... In article , "Anonymous" wrote: NUDE AUSTRALIANS - the ultimate deterrant against invasion... Hmmm. Thinking of Elle MacPherson just now. There's at least one good reason to invade. What about Nicole Kidman? Reason two... Holly Valance, Kylie, Dannii... the list goes on and on! OK. But that's just their entrapment plan. After the invaders have landed, they wheel out Paul Hogan and Steve Irwin. "G'day mate!" they chorus in, taking their cork hats away to reveal their 'bits'... "RUN AWAY!" scream the former invading party... Cheers Graeme
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#9
September 26th 03, 02:56 PM
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On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 12:47:37 +0000 (UTC), Anonymous wrote:
OK. But that's just their entrapment plan. After the invaders have landed, they wheel out Paul Hogan and Steve Irwin. "G'day mate!" they chorus in, taking their cork hats away to reveal their 'bits'... "RUN AWAY!" scream the former invading party... And if that doesn't work there's always Yahoo Serious being held back in strategic reserve... -Jeff B. yeff at erols dot com
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#10
September 27th 03, 07:27 AM
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"Anonymous" wrote in :
Steve Hix wrote in message ... In article , "The Raven" wrote: Fair enough, perhaps I should have clarified.......................but it's not like a nation is going to have heaps of aircraft without a decent population. Could they have more with an indecent population? They wouldn't need any if they were all indecent. No bugger would try and invade ! NUDE AUSTRALIANS - the ultimate deterrant against invasion... Cheers Graeme God Almighty! Bronwyn Bishop nude! Just the thought of it has me reaching for the scotch. Christ, I'm going to have nightmares for months now! Then again, how about Nicole Kidman nude. mmmmmmmmm. Ian
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