Alan you are becoming one of the more miserable fools contributing here, & becoming more miserable every day. What ever you are doping stop it now.

Happiness is always welcome, misery suffers alone. For gods sake be happy for all you have, & stop bitching.

Hasbeen didn't have to post something, but he did and in so doing, with his own trembling hand, established credence of my opinion of him?

Just an old attack dog with no evidence in any of his posts of normal human empathy. And clearly doesn't like the view when he and his are seen through the eyes of others?

Left up to him and his prefered, I'm alright trickle down economic rationale, an oxymoron if ever there was one? The country would already be a basket case economy trembling on the precipice, of total bankruptcy?

We've come a long way since WW11, where thousands gave their lives and or their able-bodies, for our freedom and a future!

Instead, Hasbeen and Co gave us the only generation not better off than their forebears!

And most of it backwards from a post-war period of unprecedented prosperity!

And down to their preferred ideological idiocy and or entrenching unearned privilege! And at the hands of the demonstrably less intellectually able? Delivered what we have today!

Were this not so we would have built on that golden era of post-war prosperity to become even wealthier and more than the third wealthiest economy we once were! Now somewhere south of number thirty?

It had to take a conscious effort to FTU so Massively from that beginning?

Something to brag about? Hey Has

Well done Hasbeen, friends and fellow travellers, your true master would be proud!
Alan B.

Culture is not changing in Australia. Culture is starting to put its foot in the door here.

Alan B.
What does the B stand for.
What is it with you?
What happened to you to make you attack someone with such negativity and aggression.
I'm not sure what either of you are on about, as you both speak in riddles and worms, using BIG words that only you understand, but I'm going with Hasbeen on this one.
Alan, you contend, like labour and the left that because someone else is wealthy, he obviously did it at the expense of his workers.
Now you know that's not true and your only saying that just to make your point.
Let me say what you already know.
If you want to become as rich as the boss, then you find a group of people who are willing to put their nuts on the line financially and ALL their free time for the first years of operation, and a whack of further compromises and sacrifices that you would not/could not begin to fathom or understand.
Then you might just begin to get it.
You see Alan, people who have succeeded did not do it by punishing their employees, then there are those who 'made it' without ever actually 'doing' anything.
What about people like Mark Zuckerberg?
Facebook just hit the top valued company ever.
So Alan where do YOU draw the line?
No one is stopping you from getting wealthy then YOU can stick it to them legitimately.
Sure there are people like my mate Mt 'T', who does not have the best track record in justifying his wealthy position, but what do you want him to do?
Write you a cheque for, hmmmm let's say, a couple of million.
Will that do?
I tell you what, history cites that you will be back to your current wealth position some time in the future, because that is your level of status and this has been proven time and again, with very few exceptions.
Alan, the type of person you describe are more and more prevalent today.
They feel a sense of entitlement.
You want something, you alone have to start it.

I quote the author -

"And to end with what I see as the take-home message, at least for me . . .
A disposition for hard work has strengthened in recent decades, and contributed to high social mobility, and an optimistic confidence that the conditions of life, both for individuals and collectively, can be improved.
As I know now from several week of important voluntary work done by complete strangers to me, but hugely important to my health and future life, Australia combines all that with a willingness to give time, energy and money to others.
This is a small but most important book. Yes, there are people who are battling on. There are people making squillions. There always were, and there always will be. I've read and written quite a lot in the last few months about this issue. The world is improving, and our country is showing that the improvement is out there, and expanding. May it continue!"

Yes, I agree with your statement, "Australia combines all that with a willingness to give time, energy and money to others".

At the same time I ponder the fact that $130B over the last 10 years by Governments, has done nothing in reducing the horrific abuse inflicted on "our" Indigenous Aussie children.

No child asked to be born. These children deserve the right to be brought up in safe and loving families and to be told their future to society is "endless". They can attain their dreams and aspirations.

Some Politicians ascertain we must accept their Aboriginal "culture"....really?

So I ask some simple questions to Indigenous Leaders - as an Aussie who speaks on behalf of all children - born with "no voice".

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1. What culture permits children to be abused - and it's ok.
(Refer to recent Royal Commission).

Governments of both parties "shy" away from addressing same. Why?
is it due to Votes?

2. Why is it not "compulsory" for Indigenous children to attend school.

3. Why is it that not all Indigenous births - are registered with Australia's relevant Government Agencies? As per evidence provided to recent Banking Royal Commission hearings into Indigenous Affairs.

That to me is an entire revelation as to continual abuse of children - not registered/known to relevant authorities. And who in Government is chasing up this "culture/fact"?

4. Cultural leaders having "power" - I refer all reading this listen to recordings of Banking Royal Commission for your own education.

5. School staff washing children's uniforms by Activists as being "paternalistic - really?

When school staff (saw a problem, and went over and above their call of duty) in trying to ensure children understood the issue of hygiene and health issues.

But those "Activists" - wanted to call out any offer from "dedicated" teaching staff to a child/children's well-being as being "paternalistic?"

A complete "shame" to all those activists involved.

Culture Australia - yep - we certainly have "turned the blind eye" - and most assuredly need to "refocus" on our values.

We also need to "cut the crap" (on - oh this is our culture) and get all Indigenous children into school so as to ensure they have a sense of "place" and "worth" in our society.

No "closing the gap statement" or "power/voice" to Government, needs to be addressed before "ending abuse to all children (our Aussie children) including all Indigenous children being afforded the right to attend school - and on a daily basis