[AlexCoventry]

I think it's meant to convey grief that Australia has allowed itself to be exploited by foreign miners, and waste the wealth that its natural resources could have generated.

[bobthepanda]

hasn't Australia consistently had uninterrupted economic growth?

Australia has the highest median household wealth of any country in the world. https://www.statista.com/chart/19651/countries-with-highest-...

[AlexCoventry]

But its net debt is something like 40% of GDP, whereas Norway's is something like -110%.

https://knoema.com/atlas/Australia/topics/Economy/Financial-... https://knoema.com/atlas/Norway/topics/Economy/Financial-Sec...

[ceejayoz]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_property_bubble