Janet Albrechtsen, an Australian newspaper columnist, told Al Jazeera that the summit was a symbolic exercise that did not tap adequately into the opinions of those living in Australia's suburbs.
"This is a fantastic and very clever political manoeuvre to ingratiate yourself as a new prime minister with the intellectuals and the media establishment of the country," she said.
Australians discuss republic option
So when did the liberal party ever attempt to even look like it cared about Australians? Oh that's right they didn't, they just spent their time kissing George Bush's sorry arse.
