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Comment on Melbourne Cup: most Australians have little or no interest in ‘race that stops the nation’, Essential poll finds

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Sternhammer@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

There are several aspects of the Australian identity that we look unflattering to modern eyes—gambling and drinking to excess come to mind. These things change slowly but they do change.

Incidentally I do think innovation is a valued aspect of the Australian identity.

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Badtouchspez@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Australia’s primary export is being good at pulling things out of the ground and building a housing ponzi. We are not nearly as innovative as we could and should be.

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OscarRobin@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
I think innovation used to be part of our national identity.

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- dyathinkhesaurus@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Nowadays the only way to develop those innovations is to take them overseas.
  
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- Sternhammer@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Indeed. As always when it comes to identity there’s a difference between how we see ourselves and reality.
  
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