Despite a population of 20 million and over, australia still remains resilient despite global economic shocks in 2008/09. Singapore despite having higher GDP Growth than Australia, is in the doldrums now in terms of true national progression..
A truly national taxation system which trickles down to the mases
Central banking powers – vested first with the Commonwealth Bank, then the Reserve Bank.
The development of social welfare and health systems.
Minimum Wages
The cultivation of morality and compassion based attitudes
The expansion of higher Knowledge based education and the development of world class research institutions and business enterprises
Australia excelled in what singapore didnt, despite having similar socio economic conditions
Indeed, much can be said of the nation that maximise strength by affording fellow Australians fairness.
Strength comes by giving every Australian a fair opportunity to work and live
Strength comes by giving a great education to every child, including those whose family and personal circumstances mean they need that great education the most.
Again Singapore failed to achieve the above due to its farce meritocratic policies which sidelines the weak and economically underprivileged
Indeed Australian policy makers have not abandon the aspirations and the life-chances of hundreds of thousands of Australians to the short term vagaries of the labour market unlike Singapore's.This done by carefully calibrating immigration into Australia
If we as a nation adopt Australia's the values of courage, flexibility resilience and compassion, I am confident that we can emerge from crisis stronger, fairer and more optimistic than ever.
australia is blessed with
1)coal for electricity and for melting iron
2)iron ore for making iron
3)titanium for making aircraft steel
4)lithium fields for making handphone batteries
5)gold mines for making gold
6)vast lands for planting vegetables and producing pork,beef and mutton.
singapore hasnt any natural resources nor good leaders but like hong kong,taiwan,china,thailand,malaysia they have all progressed to same level or ahead of australia without much natural resources..
so its really the people and the minerals found on that land that determines the future of the country.gov can be overthrown be it thru elections or coup by its people.so if people are weak...............u can complain until year 2050 also nothing will change in spore.singapore in 2050 will still be more or less like singapore in 2010.
The Australian economy is dominated by its service sector, representing 68% of Australian GDP. The agricultural and mining sectors (10% of GDP combined)[13] account for 57% of the nation's exports.[14]
they got kangeroos, wobats, koala and many other to help out, we only got cats and dogs here...sure they win lah
dun ferget gals with good diet since young n grow up to look like supermodels
ya, and also good sportmen and women, singers, rockers, hip hoppers and also with a great barrier reef to show for. What we got here are ah lian, ah hua, angel and mommy boys
..........................is speechless.