Originally Posted by
rooter
Australia is the best country in the world;
Democracy, freedom, fair legal system, prosperity, great climate, beautiful environment, open spaces, culture, human and civil rights, opportunity.
There is always room for improvement of course and we are going backwards with the current conservative government but we are still the best country in the world.
There are a couple of countries in Western Europe than can compare with Australia but that's about it.
Most countries in the world are undemocratic, or poor, or overcrowded, or don't value human rights, or third world, or a one party state.
The people are often wonderful but the government and economy is fucked.
Only a tiny minority of countries are great countries to live in. Australia is one of them.