@MajorRage said in Aussie Politics:
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That’s more in line with what I thought which is why I found @antipodean comments surprising.
Those comments aren't much different from what I wrote. I just pointed to the clear direction things are taking.
The diabolical schooling refers to state and it’s not from me, from the pal who relocated. A good friend also just relocated to Shield Snorters as she is very anti private schooling and was not happy with the Aussie system. I guess everywhere has its issues, some in pockets, some general.
Possibly a reflection of the applicant in the last decade or so. It's no secret that there are teachers who are functionally illiterate - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-18/students-lowest-atar-scores-teaching-degree-offers-secret-report/10200666
I don’t fear invasion but I do sometimes look at macro things and long for the isolation of the South Pacific
The South China Sea is just to our north. If anything kicks off there Oz is rooted given an estimated one-third of global shipping transits through there. That and our dependence on foreign refineries, we'd quickly grind to a halt.
