FORTUNATE TO LIVE IN AUSTRALIA
I must say right away that I am sure other nationals around the world feel fortunate to live in their countries. I am not holding Australia up as the be all and end all of nations. My country's handling of the covid19 pandemic has been and is laudable and I thank our medical workers, our police, our service personnel and our politicians. Another reason I am fortunate to live in Australia is that we have a political system that seems straightforward in comparison to that of the United States. Our system has plenty of room for improvement, but when I witness the agony of the 2020 US election I shudder. I like many others am glad Joe Biden is the victor. My pet grievances with our federal government are currently as follows: We cannot get our act together in recognising our Aboriginal and Torres Islander people, our First Australians. We must accept the Uluru Statement from the Heart in full. We cannot bring ourselves to become a Republic. This should happen asap if we want to ...