> Australia IMHO has never broken out of the colonial mindset, where the government knows what is best for you.

I’m not sure where you are from, but Australia doesn’t share the blind scepticism of government you see in many other countries.

Lots of Australians are politically engaged and generally our politicians are quite accessible. It’s not uncommon to see your federal or state member in the community shopping or eating or just generally living their lives.

Our governments are not perfect, in fact some times they do truly reprehensible things, but it still feels like things can change and get better here