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But different starting lines are around all of us. Despite how people like to paint this as an egalitarian society, the learning curve for me to learn about say mining is going to be a lot steeper than for a Hancock or Forrest. That's not to say I can't acquire the same amount of knowledge...

True but we can't be too judgmental. It's a negative loop. If you're born in a less privileged family and grow up in less privileged circumstances, chances are no one is going to teach you that stuff. It's called the starting line. You start 500m behind people in the same marathon race.

Well that's a pretty important aspect isn't it? A lot of rich people get out of Australia, and that's because this is a country designed to protect working class and middle class welfare, which if you like are its core values. Can't have it both ways I guess. If you're rich you might want to...

For all its misgivings, it must be one of the best places, especially if you're a beneficiary of some aforementioned things (eg medicare)