Australians don't know how lucky they are

[freakiness]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/mar/21/australians-julia-Gillard

Last June, Australia celebrated its 21st. No, not a birthday or coming of age, but the completion of its 21st consecutive year of economic growth. Yup, you heard right, 21 years. Of growth. 21.

While the rest of the world lurches from crisis to economic crisis, the land of Oz is powering ahead, enjoying an Aussie dollar at a record high, unemployment at near-record lows (5.4%) and basking in more sunshine than the rest of us can dream up. So what does its Labor government do? Attempt suicide.

Yesterday's "coup" against Australia's Labor prime minister Julia Gillard by Kevin Rudd, the man she herself beat for the prime ministership in 2010, was the third failed attempt of her mandate. In the past 10 years, the Australian Labor party has installed and dispatched five national leaders while its nemesis, the Liberal party, has tried four different leaders in just six years.

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[*ibis]

It would be nice to see some on here actually grow up and call our Prime minister by her name (including spelling) instead of acting like some adolescent schoolboy.

dsk are we still allowed to call the opposition leader names?:|

TIA

[debra9275]

Times may be tougher than they were 10 years ago, but we are still doing way better than Europe and the U.S. Besides, the baby boomers have stopped spending as they are going into retirement.

[dskracing]

It would be nice to see some on here actually grow up and call our Prime minister by her name (including spelling) instead of acting like some adolescent schoolboy.

dsk are we still allowed to call the opposition leader names?:|

TIA

Ibis, you can call them what you like...I don't think they will actually notice:-)

[not_an_eloi]

kevin rudd said today:

   " time to confront a significant threat to australia's future, that is, tony abbot, and all he stands for"

could not agree wit you more there, ruddy, mate.     B-)

[monman12]

Sportingbet:-

Coalition:  1.11

ALP:        6.20

[crystal**flake]

I think Australians know we live in the lucky country.

I don't mean to be rude but I dont understand why americans believe they live in the best country in the world, I do understand they are very patriotic.

[vampire-teddy]

I so agree with everything you say.

[vampire-teddy]

that goes with post 19

[catsnknots]

Our economy is in decline... that is the truth... the mining boom is well and truly over so the one thing that kept us going during the hard times will never be there again to keep us afloat. Say that the unemployment rate is low well not in a lot of towns... unemployment is at or around 10% in a lot of places.... 

We are not in a safe and secure place right now... we are making it because there is still cash coming in from the mining industry... that will decline as more mines come into production and the price of commodities drops... 

Australians saw what happened to other countries during the GFC and are very Conservative in nature... they will not see our country as being secure until the rest of the world is stable... we will be cautious and doubtful until the world recovers... 

[catsnknots]

hm.. I forgot to add... I do think we live in the best country in the world.... 

we have many things to be thankful for...