The Lucky Country

from the Guardian UK

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.

This article says we shouldn't complain, things are rosy. Perhaps that is because we dig up Australia and send it overseas. We are net importers of food. And have record debt. And the Government are thinking of taxing superannuation three times. once when you earn it as a gross, once when you withdraw it and once when you live on it. Nice. Correct me if I'm wrong.

The league reads articles like this with a healthy dose of salts. If we ran our household budget like the Australian Government we'd be bankrupt. 

Abysmal always looks good next to atrocious. Perhaps that is why Abbott and Gillard look good together. Which ever way you put the analogy it works.