Very moved by the experience, Turnbull said he "realised this whole issue of language, and language preservation and culture, was so important it could be more than a mark of respect – more a statement about the importance of language and the continuity of language".
Barack Obama rightly realised this was an issue for his daughters and their children and I think he was completely right to point out the sad sate of affairs.
Many people, she says, had simply never realised that this issue existed.
In many cities, both opponents and supporters of Muslim construction projects have realised that this issue engages voters far more than drains or libraries do.In the east London borough of Newham, for example, proposals to build a "mega-mosque" to accommodate at least 12,000 worshippers have divided local people (of whom at least a quarter are Muslim) and drawn global attention.
According to Di Natale, the threshold step came for Portugal when they realised "this is a health issue, we're no longer going to go after individuals who use drugs and treat them as criminals".
It is time for the government to realise that this issue is not going away and to start putting strategies in place to create a new future for our ageing population.
The day I realised these issues meant something to me was the day my daughter was born and I felt a little relieved to see she more resembled her Anglo-Celtic father, than me.
Ingala Smith said it was this case that made her realise the issue was wider than domestic violence.
"With more education, people would realise this is a humanitarian issue and not an economic one.
"Smart politicians realise this is a winning issue whether you're on the right or the left," she says.Indeed, online budgets are especially useful at the moment.
