{"id":401,"date":"2006-09-21T05:20:20","date_gmt":"2006-09-20T19:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/slackbastard.anarchobase.com\/?p=401"},"modified":"2006-09-21T07:15:32","modified_gmt":"2006-09-20T21:15:32","slug":"fair-dinkum-aussie-values","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slackbastard.anarchobase.com\/?p=401","title":{"rendered":"Fair dinkum Aussie values"},"content":{"rendered":"

Song Australia<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aussie Aussie Aussie
\nI am a fair dinkum Aussie
\nWe all are fair dinkum Aussie<\/p>\n

Oi, Oi, Oi<\/p>\n

Captain Cook\u2019s Aboriginal trace
\nChanged the whole continent\u2019s face
\nBlack, brown, white, human race
\nBuddies, mates, our southern place
\nHarbour Bridge, Opera, face to face
\nNation stops on Melbourne Cup race<\/p>\n

Oi, Oi, Oi<\/p>\n

G\u2019day, Yassou, Konichiwa, Namaste
\nBuon giorno, Ni hao, Salaam, C\u00f3mo est\u00e1s
\nKebab, Pasta, Sushi, Chicken Masala
\nEvery taste of multicultural gala
\nPositive thoughts, no ill-will rumour
\nUnderstand Aussie sense of humour<\/p>\n

Oi, Oi, Oi<\/p>\n

Gums, grevillea, foxtail palm land
\nOur kangaroo, koala, cockatoo\u2019s land
\nAll round ocean, Uluru\u2019s red land
\nWild flower corals, golden beachy sand
\nDidgeridoo, dragon, Scottish band
\nProudly walking hand in hand<\/p>\n

Oi, Oi, Oi<\/p>\n

Open heart, compassion, foreign aid
\nSalute Anzacs, Australia Day parade
\nEnjoy barby, freedom, not afraid
\nOur footy, swimmers, cricket brigade
\nAll the champions of every Olympiad
\nBoparai, we are nation A-grade<\/p>\n

Oi, Oi, Oi<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/div>\n

‘Manjit (the singing cabbie) goes international’<\/a>
\nStefan Armbruster
\n[ABC<\/strong>]
\nAugust 7, 2006<\/p>\n

Brisbane’s famous singing taxi driver has hit the international stage with an appearance on the BBC World Service<\/strong>‘s Outlook <\/em>program.<\/p>\n

Many taxi users in Brisbane have already had the pleasure of a live performance by Indian-Australian Manjit Boparai<\/a><\/em>, who is not afraid to belt out a few numbers to his captive audience.<\/p>\n

Top of his hit parade is the patriotic, Punjabi-flavoured Song Australia<\/a><\/em> in which he reveals his passion for his adopted country…<\/p>\n

He emigrated from India in 1988 and took up taxi driving after moving to Brisbane in the mid-1990s.<\/p>\n

Manjit’s hours behind the wheel have already paid off with an SBS <\/strong>Inside Australia<\/a><\/em> feature and appearances on ABC<\/strong> radio<\/a> in Brisbane.<\/p>\n

He is also the subject of an Australian Film Commission<\/strong>-funded documentary due to go into production soon.<\/p>\n

If you happen to pull Manjit for a ride, also check out his photo collection – including one of him with the PM – and just try and get away without buying a CD.<\/p>\n

Keep your eyes peeled for the SBS-funded, Bollywood-style video which he says will feature Cathy Freeman.<\/p>\n

He told the BBC that he hopes to get out of cabbing by the end of the year.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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