Lyne had earlier sworn to uphold and defend as one of Her Majesty's brave knights. Yet greed, corruption, lack of governance and transparency begets all men, black white or brindle, let alone those over whose solemn shoulders Her Majesty's regal sword had once hovered, and passed. So there it is for all who care to listen, read, see and understand; that deeply set within the very foundations of Australia's own democracy there lays in silence, a dark, cold and sinister stone of illegality, greed, unlawful usurpation of power, a seditious seed of coup de tat, corruption, lack of governance and lack of transparency, all the evils Australia seeks to ward the Pacific countries off against. The age old truisms: 'Sin begets all men... power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely' are the banes of all humanity and of all societies, not just of Australia. This congenital condition of Australian democracy is yet to be recognized and taught in any uniformity as a fact and an important part of its brief and colorful history. To deny it or cover it up, or pretend this never happened would be a mistake. Heaven is full of sinners, only forgiven. Every great river starts with a trickle, no matter that its beginnings may be muddy at times. Australians must be strong and mature enough to recognize and embrace their own history, no matter how corrupt and contemptuous it may look in hindsight. The Pacific region with all its challenges is mature enough to understand