Why Is Australia A Lucky Country
Australia is a lucky country
Introduction
“Australia is a lucky country, run by second-rate people who share its luck”.
Donald Horne wrote this quote in 1964. To understand this quote, we first have to understand, who is Donald Horne?
Donald Horne’s full name is ‘Donald Richmond Horne’, or for that matter, Professor Donald Richmond Horne. He was born on the 26th of December 1921, and deceased on the 8th of September 2008.
He was an Australian journalist, to say the least. He was also a writer, social critic and was recognised as one of Australia’s most ‘public intellects’. However, most people recognise him for his book, “the lucky country” which was published 1964 (date unspecified). This book was a major sell out, and caused a whole nation of people to challenge their own ‘unimaginative ways’.
Linking this back to the main quote of the book, which many people still analyse over today, we can see where the quote fits into his idea and reshaping of Australia at the time.
Social
This quote is a suggestion that Australia is behind other countries in terms of creative thinking and inventive ideas. It is to say that with all the freedom we have as “the lucky country”, why are we not using this advantage to help those who are less fortunate.
Although, we are similar to other countries in many ways. In terms of freedom of speech, we are …show more content…
The Australian military was heavily involved in this conflict with Malaysia. The conflict occurred in the period of 1962-1966. It had to do with the Indonesian government Infiltrating and ultimately breaking up and dividing Malaysia from the inside. This policy became independent from the United States of America in early 1963. Small parties of Indonesian Army troops disguised as Malaysian insurgents were infiltrated into Malaysian territory in Borneo to spread propaganda and conduct sabotage during 1963, and several major raids were conducted against Malaysian Army and security forces
Introduction
“Australia is a lucky country, run by second-rate people who share its luck”.
Donald Horne wrote this quote in 1964. To understand this quote, we first have to understand, who is Donald Horne?
Donald Horne’s full name is ‘Donald Richmond Horne’, or for that matter, Professor Donald Richmond Horne. He was born on the 26th of December 1921, and deceased on the 8th of September 2008.
He was an Australian journalist, to say the least. He was also a writer, social critic and was recognised as one of Australia’s most ‘public intellects’. However, most people recognise him for his book, “the lucky country” which was published 1964 (date unspecified). This book was a major sell out, and caused a whole nation of people to challenge their own ‘unimaginative ways’.
Linking this back to the main quote of the book, which many people still analyse over today, we can see where the quote fits into his idea and reshaping of Australia at the time.
Social
This quote is a suggestion that Australia is behind other countries in terms of creative thinking and inventive ideas. It is to say that with all the freedom we have as “the lucky country”, why are we not using this advantage to help those who are less fortunate.
Although, we are similar to other countries in many ways. In terms of freedom of speech, we are …show more content…
The Australian military was heavily involved in this conflict with Malaysia. The conflict occurred in the period of 1962-1966. It had to do with the Indonesian government Infiltrating and ultimately breaking up and dividing Malaysia from the inside. This policy became independent from the United States of America in early 1963. Small parties of Indonesian Army troops disguised as Malaysian insurgents were infiltrated into Malaysian territory in Borneo to spread propaganda and conduct sabotage during 1963, and several major raids were conducted against Malaysian Army and security forces