This one caught my attention. Ive been saying for years that Aust is the land of the great southern ripoff, housing, utilities, products, services and groceries. Pisses me off that we are ripped off and our political parties do nothing about it.
Shit a brick, who ever wrote that article has, imo, gotten his/her arse in a huge twist.
As a 'bushie,' born, bred, raised and bloody proud of it as well, I'd say " Come out into the REAL Australia, the Outback that is, NOT the Big Smoke, and see REAL Aussies who still have the attributes that made Australia the Friendly Country, etc, etc, then and only then will you meet and get to know the True, Friendly People who still hold to the ideals of Mateship, helping others in need and, most important of ALL imo, the People who WILL see you in the Streets, etc, smile and say G'day Mate.
We have not gone extinct at all, we've just moved away from the garbage attitudes that pervade the the Big Smoke cities,etc.
Parties or citizens?
Australia these days is a land of bankrupt minds spewing forth bankrupt ideas.
@David1955 I note that you have not left a comment on "Australia does not run its prosecutions without permission from America?"