For a term that presents itself as a straightforward case of right and wrong, "un-Australian" is a remarkable paradox. It is, for instance, un-Australian to flout water restrictions, yet it is equally un-Australian to dob your neighbour in for illegally watering their lawn. It is un-Australian to burn the flag, yet it is un-Australian to object to someone's right to burn the flag.... perhaps Northern Territory government minister Mark Read topped them all by labelling a group of Aborigines un-Australian when they tried to stop tourists climbing Uluru during a mourning period" The Age Larissa Dubecki January 26, 2008. I am, you are, we're un-Australian (to be sung).