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Life in Australia is actually very good.
May 7^th, 2014 at 10:41am

News Flash; attention Mr Hockey.

Apparently the sky ain't falling.

"Australians may be bracing for tough news in next week's federal budget, but according to a new report by the OECD, compared with 35 other countries, life in Australia is actually very good."

It continues;

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/oecd-finds-australians-have-good-life-but-poor-worklife-balance-20140506-zr5kj.html#ixzz30zBJ2KbL

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Reply #1 - May 7^th, 2014 at 11:20am

> Doesn't mean there's heaps of room for some idiot to ruin it for us then...

> Goes to show how badly off the world really is overall, eh?

> Those with the reins can do better than they are. To quote Brigadier/Major General MacDonald - there is always woom for impwovement (**snorts froth off top of beer**)

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Reply #2 - May 7^th, 2014 at 1:31pm

Life is good for those with enough income to be comfortable. But there are lots who, for reasons not within their control, don't enjoy comfortable circumstances.
Life is good for those who don't suffer chronic illness, mental health problems or who are living with fear of violence.

Statistics, particularly international comparisons on living standards etc, are of limited value and never tell the whole story.

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Laugh till you cry Gold Member Offline Posts: 16619 In your happy place Gender:	Re: Life in Australia is actually very good. Reply #3 - May 8^th, 2014 at 1:40pm Australia has a temperate climate without the ice and snow people in less temperate climates get. This cuts down the need of energy for heating which is a high cost in colder countries. If Australia was colder and more susceptible to cyclones and tornadoes, the picture would be very different.
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bogarde73 Gold Member Offline Anti-Global & Contra Mundum Posts: 18443 Gender:	Re: Life in Australia is actually very good. Reply #4 - May 8^th, 2014 at 2:10pm That's true, but you have to offset that against the tribulations suffered by the rural population in times of drought particularly, which can sometimes last 5-8 years. And then we do get cyclones and floods regularly.
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Reply #5 - May 8^th, 2014 at 2:57pm

Laugh till you cry wrote on May 8^th, 2014 at 1:40pm:

Australia has a temperate climate without the ice and snow people in less temperate climates get. This cuts down the need of energy for heating which is a high cost in colder countries.

If Australia was colder and more susceptible to cyclones and tornadoes, the picture would be very different.

Which is why Indonesia, India, Saudi Arbia, Egypt, Algeria et al are such good places to live and visit. Roll Eyes

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Reply #6 - May 8^th, 2014 at 3:07pm

Laugh till you cry wrote on May 8^th, 2014 at 1:40pm:

Australia has a temperate climate without the ice and snow people in less temperate climates get. This cuts down the need of energy for heating which is a high cost in colder countries.

If Australia was colder and more susceptible to cyclones and tornadoes, the picture would be very different.

LOL

Do you have any practical knowledge?

Do you know how cold it gets in the desert?

We swellter through 40'C+ summers and we will have frosts soon....no ice and snow but.... Roll Eyes

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Reply #7 - May 8^th, 2014 at 6:55pm

King FriYAY II wrote on May 8^th, 2014 at 3:07pm:

Laugh till you cry wrote on May 8^th, 2014 at 1:40pm:

Australia has a temperate climate without the ice and snow people in less temperate climates get. This cuts down the need of energy for heating which is a high cost in colder countries.

If Australia was colder and more susceptible to cyclones and tornadoes, the picture would be very different.

LOL

Do you have any practical knowledge?

Do you know how cold it gets in the desert?

We swellter through 40'C+ summers and we will have frosts soon....no ice and snow but.... Roll Eyes

I expect that the desert of your mind reaches absolute zero. I feel your pain but offer no solace.

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Reply #8 - May 8^th, 2014 at 7:13pm

King FriYAY II wrote on May 8^th, 2014 at 3:07pm:

Laugh till you cry wrote on May 8^th, 2014 at 1:40pm:

Australia has a temperate climate without the ice and snow people in less temperate climates get. This cuts down the need of energy for heating which is a high cost in colder countries.

If Australia was colder and more susceptible to cyclones and tornadoes, the picture would be very different.

LOL

Do you have any practical knowledge?

Do you know how cold it gets in the desert?

We swellter through 40'C+ summers and we will have frosts soon....no ice and snow but.... Roll Eyes

Frosts? Cold? It is to laugh, Europe, America, let alone Canada, routinely get temperatures from 0c to below -40c, hardly even in the race anywhere in Oz, are we? Grin

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Reply #9 - May 8^th, 2014 at 10:02pm

austranger wrote on May 8^th, 2014 at 7:13pm:

King FriYAY II wrote on May 8^th, 2014 at 3:07pm:

Laugh till you cry wrote on May 8^th, 2014 at 1:40pm:

Australia has a temperate climate without the ice and snow people in less temperate climates get. This cuts down the need of energy for heating which is a high cost in colder countries.

If Australia was colder and more susceptible to cyclones and tornadoes, the picture would be very different.

LOL

Do you have any practical knowledge?

Do you know how cold it gets in the desert?

We swellter through 40'C+ summers and we will have frosts soon....no ice and snow but.... Roll Eyes

Frosts? Cold? It is to laugh, Europe, America, let alone Canada, routinely get temperatures from 0c to below -40c, hardly even in the race anywhere in Oz, are we? Grin

Only in Friyay's head.

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John Smith Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 74328 Gender:	Re: Life in Australia is actually very good. Reply #10 - May 8^th, 2014 at 10:06pm except for work life balance and the neo cons want to abolish penalty rates so as to make that balance even more lop sided
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austranger Gold Member Offline Opinionated Sod Posts: 1506 adelaide Gender:	Re: Life in Australia is actually very good. Reply #11 - May 8^th, 2014 at 10:54pm John Smith wrote on May 8^th, 2014 at 10:06pm: except for work life balance and the neo cons want to abolish penalty rates so as to make that balance even more lop sided They just want to eliminate the "life" bit. Well, for the plebs anyway that is.
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Reply #12 - May 9^th, 2014 at 12:16pm

austranger wrote on May 8^th, 2014 at 7:13pm:

King FriYAY II wrote on May 8^th, 2014 at 3:07pm:

Laugh till you cry wrote on May 8^th, 2014 at 1:40pm:

Australia has a temperate climate without the ice and snow people in less temperate climates get. This cuts down the need of energy for heating which is a high cost in colder countries.

If Australia was colder and more susceptible to cyclones and tornadoes, the picture would be very different.

LOL

Do you have any practical knowledge?

Do you know how cold it gets in the desert?

We swellter through 40'C+ summers and we will have frosts soon....no ice and snow but.... Roll Eyes

Frosts? Cold? It is to laugh, Europe, America, let alone Canada, routinely get temperatures from 0c to below -40c, hardly even in the race anywhere in Oz, are we? Grin

You still need the smacking heater though don't you?

We will experience temps below 0 this year though, won't we.

Shopping centers will have the heaters on won't they.

It'll snow in the Vic Alps and NSW and Tassie though won't it.

tools....

Do you want to do air conditioners next?

Roll Eyes

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Reply #13 - May 10^th, 2014 at 11:08am

OldnCrusty wrote on May 7^th, 2014 at 10:41am:

News Flash; attention Mr Hockey.

Apparently the sky ain't falling.

"Australians may be bracing for tough news in next week's federal budget, but according to a new report by the OECD, compared with 35 other countries, life in Australia is actually very good."

Our economy is far better than most other OECD countries. Our debt is tiny compared to the US, Japan and most of Europe.

The government is talking down the economy for purely political purposes.

The question has to be why didn't John Howard spend the proceeds of the mining boom on infrastructure rather than wasting it all on middleclass welfare.

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Reply #14 - May 10^th, 2014 at 12:03pm

Darlings, Australia is facing an economy dominated by the resources industries which probably have the lowest number of employees per million dollars revenue.

There is no chance that manufacturing will take root in Australia, boomerang industry excepted.

The A$ will rise and jobs will decline. Get used to it.

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