About What happened to the lucky country (S1) and some interesting stories (S2) about Australia?
Welcome to the podcast What happened to the lucky country?
The ‘What happened to the lucky country?’ podcast asks the obvious questions, do we still have the same conditions as when we called ourselves the lucky country. And if not, what has to be done to bring these conditions back. We will have opinions from the mediators (Fat man and Little Boy) and guests who may need to keep their names private due to the nature of the discussions we will be having.
We aim to foster open conversations where no idea is bad. We all need an inclusive society, one that supports a person’s right to any orientation, religious belief, or lifestyle. But, this is based on improving Australia not weakening it. Some discussion points will be uncomfortable because these are the ones that should be tackled
Mixed in are a few interesting stories that aim only to inform not debate
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After part 1 focused on the elected officials we got heaps of feedback that there is more to discuss like Unions, Productivity, Centrelink etc.... Please enjoy and be shocked
9 Jul 2026
What should Australia do about the NDIS?
The NDIS is a $50B drag on our country and while the most needy are getting the best services, there seems to me to be a lot of fraud. This number if growing and we cannot justify the spend. From real market specialists not pubic servants, to specialised fraud managers we need to get these costs under control and the government has all the levers for change, Get on with it
Note due to my Parkinsons and partial blindness sometimes my voice is not as clear as I would like and I can't see my notes so please bare with my attempts.
17 Jun 2026
Should Australia continue to partner with the US
We have traditionally partnered with the US on defence, but the rise of China means we may be on the wrong side
17 Jun 2026
How should we prepare for retirement
Some ideas on preparing for retirement and going through retirement
15 May 2026
Should Australia implement a Basic Universal Wage
Discussed as the panacea for the Wealth Gap, for the poor, for the victims, the Basic Universal Wage is an option moving forward to avoid Society Breakdown
13 May 2026
Australia's budget is Shit
Resilience and Reform, neither were delivered by this government in this half arse non sensical budget
12 May 2026
The journey through DBS - Parkinsons Part 2
My wife and I document what happened when I recieved DBS to help my Parkinsons
12 May 2026
Podlet: What should Australia do about Higher Education?
The University and TAFE systems are broken. University educated kids in roles that don't exist or possibly don't exist anymore. TAFE is free in some states but has low turnover, and high drop out rates will no penalties
12 May 2026
Podlet: What should Australia do about traffic and public transport
Our roads are clogged and public transport is dirty and at times unsafe. We must do something before 12 lane freeways are all over Australia
1 May 2026
Interesting Stories - Genealogy, what can be achieved
Genealogy is a science, an investigation, by a truly methodical mind. Gary is an published author and discusses the tools he uses and some unbeliebale examples
1 May 2026
Interesting Stories - Part 1- Parkinson's, Australian first hand experience from husband and wife
PD is an awful disease, and every Parkinsons journey is different, attached is one example of how a wife and husband team got through
Part 2 will include our joint path into DBS
1 May 2026
Interesting Stories - An Australian perspective on AI
Australian is a slow follower of technology around the world and an even slower entrepreneurial spirit towards new technology. New technologies go through a cycle of proliferation, rationalisation and then standardisation. AI is no where yet, but its moving faster than ever before
16 Apr 2026
Why are Australians so afraid of change?
What do we say no to everything, why does the silent minority control the discussion and why do we allow it?
18 Mar 2026
What is Australia's response to Climate Change?
The Earth is rapidly warming due to human-caused greenhouse gas emissions, leading to rising temperatures, melting ice, sea level rise, and more extreme weather (hot and cold), with the last decade being the warmest on record and impacts like food insecurity and health risks increasing globally
Australia is only 1% of the world's green house emissions, should we do anything
20 Feb 2026
What's wrong with our federal government
For a while now Australians have lost touch or interest in our governing institutions. We need longer fewer terms with non professional politicians, getting rid of preferential voting etc..
But the main issue here that trust and respect has been lost with the Australian people, and Australians are too lazy to do anything about it. How can you trust someone who lies, or forgets campaign promises or uses their influence to get out of running over a child. And the media is as bad or worse than the government, they allow lies to go investigated, they glorify and highlight issues that rate well, not what is important
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