Originally Posted by
The name is Porter
Australia has NEVER been a smart country. There was a period of time (a decade and a half or so) when the reform agenda looked promising. But there it stalled. Australians think that a law, rule or regulation will fix a problem. It's gone from that to a nanny state where people are unable to think for themselves without a rulebook telling them what to do.
There are quite a few smart, accomplished individuals here, invariably they move o/s, their product or IP gets recognised and snapped up.
Australia, a dumb as dog****, 3rd rate nation, masquerading as a '1st world country'
The fact it can't even get around without the flag of another country on ours or can't bring itself to display the confidence to have it's own head of state also is an indicator of how insular and self-congratulatory we are...