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Aussie Vault says...

People often associate everything that's great about our country to sport and lifestyle - Does this sell Australia short? Does it trivialise our achievement?

03:21 PM
30 August 2010

10 comments
  1. 1

    John

    I don;t think Australia is a sporting nation we got our skills off mother Britain
    10:33 AM
    30 August 2010
  2. 2

    Margie

    I AM A PROUD AUSSIE AND I THINK WE HAVE EVOLVED FROM MOTHER ENGLAND TO HAVE EARNED OUR OWN IDENTITY AND SHOULD BE PROUD OF AUSTRALIA
    10:33 AM
    30 August 2010
  3. 3

    Miranda Venaruzzo

    Born Italian..heart Australian (1956). A melting pot of nations, we brought skills to a great country. Promote works, not sport - be proud!!
    10:33 AM
    30 August 2010
  4. 4

    Kate Russel

    NO, BUT AUSTRALIA HAS SOME OF THE SMARTEST DOCTORS IN THE WORLD TOO WHICH I THINK ALOT OF PEOPLE FORGET
    10:33 AM
    30 August 2010
  5. 5

    Colleen Cutcheon

    We live in the best country in the world and our lifestyle is fabulous. We have it all-great heroes from pioneers, sports people, medicos.
    10:33 AM
    30 August 2010
  6. 6

    Marly

    Yes Give more credit to our work ethic - Aussie farmers are the best in the world & we didn't acknowledge them or our beautiful land at all
    10:33 AM
    30 August 2010
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    joanne hodder

    We are not just a nation of sport crazy fools. We need to acknowledge and give credit to our scientists, farming industry, and the amazingly smart brilliant people that are using their brains to make this world a better place.
    09:12 AM
    08 October 2010
  8. 8

    Duncan Cunningham-reid

    I think the various TV stations think we are a sporting nation!
    10:36 AM
    30 November 2010
  9. 9

    Alison Clouston

    Sport and lifestyle, endlessly, yes, that view does trivialise Australia, and it is pervasive. Imagine if at the end of the news on radio or tv we got arts and science news instead of the lame comments about groin injury and tendons and training...
    08:44 AM
    13 December 2010
  10. 10

    Menkit Prince

    What is great about our country is our iconic animals (kangaroo, koala, wombat etc) which tourists flock to see but cannot find in the wild because we don't care enough to look after their habitat. DSE gives farmers free reign to shoot wildlife. Sad.
    02:21 PM
    24 January 2011
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