Phil, nice to see you disassociate yourself from the "convict jibe"
this "jibe" was actually from a comment that a true Australian made to me while referring to his homeland, the reference also included a pictorial description of life for the greater portion of the populace.
"those yabbies that run the country have put up a metaphorical wall around Australia and made it like a prison environment, you can only eat what they let you produce or what is imported under the scrutiny of the government and their lackeys.
this goes for anything you use, tools vehicles and even construction materials.
you cant even just grab something off an international site like amazon or ebay without it being put under the scrutiny of the dept of immigration and border protection, it makes us feel like the convicts that most of us are descended from".
a quote from an Australian ex pat in this country who just wanted to have a free choice on how he lived his life, sound like convicts to me
but that aside, i have just signed the petition and waste my time i hope i have not