Problems Facing Australia

Problems Facing Australia

We, Australian citizens are very lucky to live in such a privileged

country; privileged by the fact that we have a stable government, have

some arable land, have decent infrastructures in our society and are a

wealthy country. But this does not mean that there are not any

problems in these areas and Australia should be wary about some of

these issues, internally and externally. By being aware of problems in

the present – we can maintain a future that is just as successful and

hopefully as progressive as the previous years. Such a positive future

will only come about when major problems to do with our environment,

socio-economic disparities and our international relations are

considered now and acted upon sensibly.

The constant issue of maintaining relations with Asia is imperative

for both continents. There is much trade and partnership between Asia

and Australia, so maintaining good relationships is important. To be

able to do this Australia must be showing that they are sympathetic to

the Asian culture and appreciate it (which has been successful with

the current whaling bans and restrictions on fish farming) but we must

also indicate that we are prepared to contribute to ensuring economic

stability. Basically, Australia should be aiming to be in a win-win

situation with Asia that has benefits for all.

Though Australia’s position of support to America affects this

partnership - as can be seen with the latest world evens of terrorism

and the US Trade Agreement with Australia. By being involved with our

military connection with the USA (ANZUS) it already proves a problem

when trying to maintain relati...

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... benefits because for some

citizens, economical supports like “the dole” are thought of a way to

cheat the government. But in actual fact the majority who receive the

benefits have no choice. With more people not accepting the dole, it

gives rise to more criticism by society and a further division between

those who are employed and those who are not. It is an area that is

desperate to be resolved for the future.

Although the issues addressed above are only brief overviews, they

only represent a fraction of the many other issues potentially

affecting our future. Compared to many other countries though, the

outlook for Australia is bright. All we need to do is acknowledge the

problems in the first place, be mature enough to resolve them and

working hard throughout. So where to now Oz? A bigger and promising

future…