How has Australia changed?
Richer and lonelier. And less invested in tradition. That’s how Australia in this election year compares with Australia when John Howard came to power.
The census results released today show that the average household is earning $200 more a week than in 1996. It has two cars and a broadband internet connection. But it is less likely to contain two parents with kids and more likely to contain one person or a single parent with dependent children.
It’s amazing what has changed in the last 10 years. Kids are not playing outside as much, people are getting more obese, soon very few will know how to really cook because of fast food & we all seem to be rushing more & more. We are all trying to get the most out of life & want it now! It’s no longer a holiday or mortgage, it’s both.
Have your say. Have things really changed?
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