… most emotional arguments have one of two obvious conclusions: you either win or lose. So, before you open your big mouth, ask yourself: if I win this argument will it change anything, and what are the likely consequences? You will discover that, except in very rare circumstances, nothing positive will come from it either way and you may have lost a friend and changed very little else. Bryce Courtenay, in ‘Four Fires’.Why is Canberra Australia's capital? Well, at least in winter, it is so damn cold down there that politicians keep their hands in their own pockets.