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<blockquote data-quote="Worldslaziestbusker" data-source="post: 54968113" data-attributes="member: 264110"><p>Hello Tahoenite</p><p>As of the 2006 census, Anglicans made up 19 % of the Australian population, Catholics accounted for 26 % and another 11 % were other Christian denominations. The Pentecostal churches have undergone the greatest growth in recent years, though it is thought this represents a change in church attendance rather than conversion of previous unbelievers.</p><p></p><p>The economy weathered the global financial crisis reasonably well through a combination of government spending and the knock on effects of a resources boom in the west of the country. There was a national recession in the early nineties that pushed sustained unemployment to record levels but the middle class job market has been pretty good for the last decade.</p><p></p><p>Bad-mouthing the government is a national sport, so you'll likely find it hard to find anyone who says anthing nice about the politicians that represent them, but we have one of the worlds' most stable democracies and freedoms that people are dying to gain in other nations. </p><p>For my money, it's becoming a bit of a nanny state, with prophylactic legislation in place of common sense.</p><p></p><p>The perception is that crime is running rampant and that we are all about to be murdered in our beds. The perception comes from our rabidly sensationalist media. </p><p>The reality is that per capita, violent crime is trending downward in most categories, but this doesn't help people, hyped up by the media outlets concentrating on the stories that sell advertising space, sleep at night.</p><p></p><p>There is a tremendous sense of entitlement in all demographics of Australian society, but it is the Baby Boomers and Generation Y who are soaking up the most resources per capita. The credit spending habits of both cohorts are scaring the economists and are, if the sensationalist media are to be believed, likely to put us all in the poor house despite all the uranium, coal, iron ore and gold we are exporting.</p><p></p><p>The scarey wild animals are overrated, hyped up by Steve Irwin and Australian travellers wanting to wind up their hosts. There are a handful of deaths annually from sharks, crocs, snakes and spiders combined. Crocodiles are only a problem in the far north and if you avoid swimming in the rivers, camping near the rivers or fishing from small boats, they can't get you. Snakes don't thrive in built up areas and so are rarely seen in the cities and their suburbs. I've seen around fifty snakes in my lifetime (36 years) despite lots of time bush walking. Only one was in someone's backyard.</p><p></p><p>I hope this information is useful. </p><p>Some of it was off the cuff but I checked key facts and stats using the Australian Bureau of Statistics website. </p><p>Cheerio</p><p>WLB</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Worldslaziestbusker, post: 54968113, member: 264110"] Hello Tahoenite As of the 2006 census, Anglicans made up 19 % of the Australian population, Catholics accounted for 26 % and another 11 % were other Christian denominations. The Pentecostal churches have undergone the greatest growth in recent years, though it is thought this represents a change in church attendance rather than conversion of previous unbelievers. The economy weathered the global financial crisis reasonably well through a combination of government spending and the knock on effects of a resources boom in the west of the country. There was a national recession in the early nineties that pushed sustained unemployment to record levels but the middle class job market has been pretty good for the last decade. Bad-mouthing the government is a national sport, so you'll likely find it hard to find anyone who says anthing nice about the politicians that represent them, but we have one of the worlds' most stable democracies and freedoms that people are dying to gain in other nations. For my money, it's becoming a bit of a nanny state, with prophylactic legislation in place of common sense. The perception is that crime is running rampant and that we are all about to be murdered in our beds. The perception comes from our rabidly sensationalist media. The reality is that per capita, violent crime is trending downward in most categories, but this doesn't help people, hyped up by the media outlets concentrating on the stories that sell advertising space, sleep at night. There is a tremendous sense of entitlement in all demographics of Australian society, but it is the Baby Boomers and Generation Y who are soaking up the most resources per capita. The credit spending habits of both cohorts are scaring the economists and are, if the sensationalist media are to be believed, likely to put us all in the poor house despite all the uranium, coal, iron ore and gold we are exporting. The scarey wild animals are overrated, hyped up by Steve Irwin and Australian travellers wanting to wind up their hosts. There are a handful of deaths annually from sharks, crocs, snakes and spiders combined. Crocodiles are only a problem in the far north and if you avoid swimming in the rivers, camping near the rivers or fishing from small boats, they can't get you. Snakes don't thrive in built up areas and so are rarely seen in the cities and their suburbs. I've seen around fifty snakes in my lifetime (36 years) despite lots of time bush walking. Only one was in someone's backyard. I hope this information is useful. Some of it was off the cuff but I checked key facts and stats using the Australian Bureau of Statistics website. Cheerio WLB [/QUOTE]
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