"NSW Premier Morris Iemma has called on people not to renounce their Australian identity in the face of intimidation by Lebanese gangs - even if it means being bashed."
The only thing wrong with this is the missing part where your answer is a .44 magnum slug.
Why in the hell would Australians "renounce their identity" in the face of punk intimidation?
Would any American renounce his American identity? Well, other than the Vichy Democrats, of course, who have no real American identity to renounce.