I suggest that Oz is dying and I put up a partial list of things that strongly suggest a failing state.
the 'evidence' I suggested about boating flags - is a 'sign' that many very wealthy Aussies move away from Australia by choice
I didn't think it suggested that Oz was a dump - but, it sure suggests that they feel that other places are better for them - at that stage of life.
It's a fallacy that Oz is 'the best country in the world' - there are many places in the world that are wonderful - to live in and visit.
Oz has it's nice things, but other places have nice things as well. If you want sophistication, history, culture - then, Oz is not the place. It's that simple.
Oz is more of a landscape place - and the interesting bits of landscape are like fish - there's a lot of water between them - or in the case of Oz - sand.
