Phenomenally off-topic... For mine, which I've variously ranted about before, it's the lost opportunities: Yes, South Australia has (had?) the biggest lithium

Phenomenally off-topic... For mine, which I've variously ranted about before, it's the lost opportunities: Yes, South Australia has (had?) the biggest lithium-ion battery in the world, but the Federal Government pooh-pooh'd it as useless (comparing it to the Big Banana, a third-rate "tourist attraction" in Coffs Harbour). Yes, one Australian Government proposed a National Optical Fiber network, but the Government that got voted in at the next election walked back the commitment to ninety-something percent optic fiber population coverage to "no new fiber (to the home)", "some new copper, some existing", and "existing coax". As such, Australia's "internet speed" rankings continue to decline on the world stage - this will only contribute to the country's "brain drain" given what the near-future economy will be based on, and where the money will be made. Australia is a vast country full of unusable land that receives an abundance of sunshine, and the Federal Government has been actively avoiding and down-playing renewable energy in favour of coal and gas. (Yes, coal and gas must still form part of the mix, but there's not a lot of forward thinking going on about what comes next). There's also the potential that the Australian Government is breaching the Public Service Act as regards employment conditions[2]. Australia's healthcare system is wonderful, yes, testament to the leadership of the kind of politician that no longer exists. Australia's COVID "success" is thanks to, in no small part, the remote-ness of the country. Our borders with other countries is thousands of kilometres of ocean, so the airports and sea-ports are the only areas that need external security (and "they" - Federal and State Government - still managed to fumble that pretty hard, see Ruby Princess Cruise Ship[0]). Australia's decades of prosperity is a result of pure geographic luck. Australia is mineral rich. You could have set certain rules on auto-pilot over the last three decades and the end result would have looked wildly successful. If you're interested in how Australia's mineral wealth has been squandered, see [1]. [0]https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-23/coronavirus-across-australia-if-ruby-princess-never-docked/12172314 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-23/coronavirus-across-au... [1]https://www.smh.com.au/opinion/federal-budget-hangover-peter-costellos-to-blame-20150605-ghhah3.html https://www.smh.com.au/opinion/federal-budget-hangover-peter... [2]https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-10/contractors-and-the-public-service-gig-economy/12647956?section=politics https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-10/contractors-and-the-p...