
Welcome to Rob’s Ramblings
The purpose of Rob’s Ramblings is to highlight the need for improvement in Australia. Readers will witness my understanding of Australian sociology and how other societies can have a positive effect on the Australian experience.
They range from the entertaining to the sociologically relevant. Readers may find it grandiloquent, effusive or wordy, so long as it stimulates discussion and thinking. Some issues and personalities mentioned may be historical and dated, but as long as they can have positive relevance to contemporary issues.
Robert E. Melato
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