Women and girls - unashamedly, yes - as a collective - assertive, empowered, and most telling of all, safe.
Safe to walk to the MCG, safe to line-up, safe to engage with fellow fans who they may not have known, and safe to be overcome with emotion. They were free to express themselves; free of judgement, free of society's expectation to conform, and free to move and sing and jump and hug and cry and experience a state of utter happiness for three-and-a-half hours.
Read MoreThe slogans remove any form of nuance or sophisticated debate, deliberately encouraging a simple yes or no answer to a complex issue. Alas, the politicians know we have zero time for nuance, and it takes too long to explain anyway so just make it simple, stupid and all will be fine.
Read MoreKohli's gesture was far from staged. It occurred to the side of the presentation area, out of the way of mainstream media cameras, and was only captured by fans and administrators with mobile phones.
Prime Minister Modi will soon face another election to determine his legacy.
By comparison, no matter what Kohli faces up to on the sporting field, he will remain a legend.
Read MoreThere is now an argument to be made, backed by the likes of constitutional law expert Scientia Professor George Williams, that with only eight referendums for constitutional change passing in the affirmative, it's as Menzies offered more than 70 years ago - far too difficult to make change.
After all, Hercules was the Greek god of strength and heroes, not the Australian god of constitutional reform.
Read MoreFrom experience, no matter your age, whether you are young or maturing, the need to identify and implement resilience strategies remains of paramount importance.
And for those who require support or continued assistance from a medical professional when the going gets just too tough, we hear you, we are deeply sorry that we failed to protect you, and we acknowledge your ongoing pain.
Read MoreTaunting Australians about being from a penal colony is bizarre because it lacks logic and is far from truth-telling about the British's thirst to colonise often defenceless peoples and their lands.
After all, it was the colonising English who arrived on the shores of the great southern continent, claimed Terra Nullius (nobody's land), raised the Union Jack, and terrorised, enslaved, and murdered the locals.
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