She’ll be right mate: Australian complacency and national responses to wicked social problems
As the 6th largest country by land mass but 55th by population (exceeding 25 million), and ranked 13th by GDP per capita by the OECD, Australia is often characterised as an affluent developed Western democracy, and seeks to project an international image as a progressive, ethical, fair and tolerant...
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doaj-d056c2952da94d9892e56d8dd82c23012021-07-28T04:56:00ZengUTS ePRESSCosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal1837-53912021-07-01132She’ll be right mate: Australian complacency and national responses to wicked social problemsBill Calcutt0Bushfire & Natural Hazards Co-operative Research Centre (BNHCRC), AustraliaAs the 6th largest country by land mass but 55th by population (exceeding 25 million), and ranked 13th by GDP per capita by the OECD, Australia is often characterised as an affluent developed Western democracy, and seeks to project an international image as a progressive, ethical, fair and tolerant society. This commentary explores inconsistencies between Australia’s idealised identity as a modern egalitarian society concerned with the welfare of all and the economic and social reality for a significant and growing number of citizens; it highlights how the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated these discrepancies. The commentary attributes contradictions in the Australian character and culture to the absence of a national charter of core values that institutionalises respect for the principles of human dignity and equality. http://10.44.17.51:8080/index.php/mcs/article/view/7443Human rightsCore valuesRespectRacism |
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She’ll be right mate: Australian complacency and national responses to wicked social problems |
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Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal |
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As the 6th largest country by land mass but 55th by population (exceeding 25 million), and ranked 13th by GDP per capita by the OECD, Australia is often characterised as an affluent developed Western democracy, and seeks to project an international image as a progressive, ethical, fair and tolerant society. This commentary explores inconsistencies between Australia’s idealised identity as a modern egalitarian society concerned with the welfare of all and the economic and social reality for a significant and growing number of citizens; it highlights how the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated these discrepancies. The commentary attributes contradictions in the Australian character and culture to the absence of a national charter of core values that institutionalises respect for the principles of human dignity and equality.
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